TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page –      –       –       –       –       –       –       –       i

Approval Page –      –       –       –       –       –       –       ii

Dedication –    –       –       –       –       –       –       –       iii

Acknowledgement –        –       –       –       –       –       –       iv

Table of contents –  –       –       –       –       –       –       v

Abstract –        –       –       –       –       –       –       –       viii

Introduction                                                            1

CHAPTER ONE

        INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background to the study        –       –       –       3

1.2   Statement of the study   –       –       –       –       9     

1.3   Purpose of the study       –       –       –       –       18

1.4   Scope of the study  –       –       –       –       –       19

1.5   Significant of the study –        –       –       –       20

1.6.  Research Questions –     –       –       –       –       22

1.7   Operation Definition of Research Concepts   23

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1   Introduction  – –       –       –       –       –       –       25

2.2   Conceptual Framework- –       –       –       –       26

2.2.1 HIV/AIDS  –    –       –       –       –       –       –       26

2.2.2 Information needs of people living with HIV/AIDS    33

2.2.3 Information used by people living with HIV/AIDS    36

2.2.4 The extent to which information resources

encourage and support the people living with

HIV/AIDS to take positive action   –        –        –        39

2.2.5 The benefits derived from the use of information

resources by PLWHA   –       –       –       –       –       43

2.2.6        The bearers to access and utilization of

information resources by the PLWHA         –        –        45

2.2.7 Strategies to overcome the barriers of access and

utilization of information by people living with HIV/AIDS 49

2.3   Empirical Studies    –       –       –       –       –       51

2.4   Summary of the reviews –        –       –       –       –       57                   

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.1      Introduction     –       –       –       –       –       –       60

3.2      Research design –    –       –       –       –       –       60

3.3      Area of study –  –       –       –       –       –       –       61

3.4      Population  of the study-  –       –       –       –       61

3.5      Sample     –       –       –       –       –       –       –       62

3.6   Sampling Technique        –       –       –       –       –       63

3.7   Instrumentation     –       –       –       –       –       65

3.8   Validation of instrument        –       –       –       –       66

3.9   Method of data collection       –       –       –       67 

3.10 Method of Data analysis –                –       –       –       68

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0      Data Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation 69

4.1      Introduction

4.2      Discussion of findings

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary, conclusion and recommendation

5.1      Introduction –  –       –       –       –       –       –       85

5.2      Summary –       –       –       –       –       –       –       85

5.3      Conclusion –    –       –       –       –       –       –       88

5.4      Recommendations – –       –       –       –       –       89

5.5      Suggestion for further studies  –       –       –       91

References –     –       –       –       –       –       –       92

Appendix I-      –       –       –       –       –       –       95

Appendix II –    –       –       –       –       –       –       97

Abbreviation/meaning –   –       –       –       –      

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out on the information needs and resource utilization by people living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane Enugu. Health is of utmost important in every human facet, that is the reason why every hand should be on deck to promote it. Chapter one of this research work is concerned with a brief discussion of what HIV/AIDS is, problems facing people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), information needs and resource utilization was focused on. Chapter two deals with review of related literature, the review was focused on HIV/AIDS. Information needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, information used by people living with HIV/AIDS, the extent to which information resources encourage and support the people living with HIV/AIDS, to take positive action to deal with HIV/AIDS, the benefits driven from the used information resources, barriers to access and utilization of information, resources and strategies to overcome the barriers. Chapter three shows the method of carrying out the research. Questionnaire will be used for data collection. Chapter four is the analysis and presentation of data collection and discussion of findings while chapter five deals with the summary of findings, recommendation, conclusion and suggestions for further studies.

INTRODUCTION

        One of the most devastating scourges of our time is the problem of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Undoubtedly HIV/AIDS present a major challenge to human development in Nigeria. Besides poverty, no problem has given Nigeria a more daunting challenge than the present battle with HIV/AIDS. According to Omoniyi (2013), HIV/AIDS can only be transferred through exchange of body fluid such as blood, semen and vaginal secretions. This means that HIV/AIDS cannot be contracted through causal contract with infected person either at work, school or at home. Also Chagbe (2012) opined that the health of the people is the greatest natural resource of a nation upon which their happiness and power as a nation depends.

        Moreover, health is of utmost important in every human fact. That is the reason why every hand should be on deck to promote it. For it is when people are healthy that they can work and any nation who’s workforce comprises of sick persons is finished. According to Moonie (2013) is of the opinion that most individuals that are affected by the virus are vulnerable to chains of other diseases and the cost of medication eats deep into their savings. Also, some families who have lost their bread winners to this disease are faced with untold hardship such as non payment of school fees, house rents and the consequences of being seat out of school and thrown out by landlords.

In addition, the information needs needed to fight against HIV/AIDS include: Health education, the control of sexual transmitted disease, the establishment and management of surveillance programmes, prevent mother to child transmission, provide and manage antiretroviral therapy programmes, human resources development and government involvement. These information needs will help to combat HIV/AIDS.        

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background to the study

Managing information is an important part of coping with illness and includes communicative and cognitive activities seeking, avoid