Knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices on HIV/AIDS among college students in Cavite State University-Main Campus / by Lloyd Brian E. Arbues, Therese Patricia May E. Baylon, Gian Carlo A. Geronimo, Erick C. Panganiban and Ramcell Dyan S. Zambales.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Nursing (CON).

ARBUES, LLOYD BRIAN E., BAYLON, THERESE PATRICIA MAY E., GERONIMO,
GIAN CARLO A., PANGANIBAN, ERICK C., AND ZAMBALES, RAMCELL DYAN S.
Knowledge, Attitudes and Preventive Practices on HIV/AIDS among College Students in
Cavite State University-Main Campus. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in
Medical Technology. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2022 with Contribution
No. CON-BSMT-2022-27. Adviser: John Jeron B Datoy, RMT.
Acknowledging the limited information published on the Knowledge, Attitudes and
Preventive Practices (KAPs) on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) of college students even before the emergence of the COVID 19
pandemic, the researchers utilized quantitative research, specifically a descriptive and a
correlational research design in conducting a study on 377 college students who have
satisfactorily met the inclusion criteria from the nine colleges in Cavite State University (CvSU)
Main Campus were selected using the Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling and
conducted from January 2021 to June 2022, to evaluate the KAPS on HIV/AIDS of college
students in CvSU-Main Campus. To address the main problem, the researchers specifically
focused on determining: (1) the demographic profile of college students in CvSU-Main Campus;
(2) the level of knowledge of college students in CvSU-Main Campus regarding HIV/AIDS; (3)
the attitudes of college students in CvSU-Main Campus towards HIV/AIDS; (4) the preventive
practices of college students in CvSU-Main Campus regarding HIV/AIDS; (5) the significant
relationship between the level of knowledge of college students in CvSU-Main-Campus
regarding HIV/AIDS and their (a) attitudes, and (b) preventive practices; (6) the significant
relationship between the attitudes of college students in CvSU-Main Campus towards HIV/AIDS
and their preventive practices regarding the disease; (7) the significant relationship between the
demographic profile of college students in CvSU-Main Campus and their level of knowledge
regarding HIV/AIDS; (8) the significant relationship between the demographic profile of college
students in CvSU-Main Campus and their attitudes towards HIV/AIDS; (9) the significant
relationship between the demographic profile of college students in CvSU-Main Campus and
their preventive practices regarding HIV/AIDS; and (10) if age, sex, year level, college, civil
status, and monthly family income are considered significant predictors of KAPs on HIV/AIDS of
college students in CvSU-Main Campus. The administration of the survey questionnaire was
accomplished through the utilization of Google Forms while adhering to ethical principles. Based
on the results of the study, the demographic profile of the college students in CvSU-Main
Campus as to age, sex, year level, college, civil status, and monthly family income was
identified. The findings of the study showed the following: (1) the respondents were considered
knowledgeable on HIV/AIDS; (2) the respondents had very positive attitudes on HIV/AIDS; (3)
the respondents had very good preventive practices on HIV/AIDS; (4) there was no significant
relationship between the level of knowledge of college students in CvSU-Main Campus
regarding HIV/AIDS and their attitudes towards the disease; on the other hand, there was a
significant relationship between the level of knowledge of college students in CvSU-Main
Campus regarding HIV/AIDS and their preventive practices regarding the disease; (5) there was
a significant relationship between the attitudes of college students in CvSU-Main Campus
towards HIV/AIDS and their preventive practices regarding the disease; (6) there was no
significant relationship between the demographic profile of college students in CvSU-Main
Campus and their level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS; (7) there was no significant
relationship between the demographic profile of college students in CvSU-Main Campus in
terms of age, sex, year level, college, and civil status, and their attitudes towards HIV/AIDS;
however, there was a significant relationship between the demographic profile of college
students in CvSU-Main Campus in terms of monthly family income, and their attitudes towards
HIV/AIDS; (8) there was no significant relationship between the demographic profile of college
students in CvSU-Main Campus in terms of age, sex, year level, and civil status, and their
preventive practices regarding HIV/AIDS; on the contrary, there was a significant relationship
between the demographic profile of college students in CvSU-Main Campus in terms of college
and monthly family income, and their preventive practices regarding HIV/AIDS; and (9) the age,

sex, year level, college, civil status, and monthly family income were not considered significant
predictors of KAPs on HIV/AIDS of college students in CvSU-Main Campus; however, a monthly
family income of below P10,957, was considered a significant predictor of KAPS of college
students in CvSU- Main Campus regarding HIV/AIDS.

Submitted to the University Library 09/08/2022 T-9001