ACTIVITIES OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AMONG COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS IN CALABAR MUNICIPAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the activities of Social Workers and Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDs) awareness among Commercial Sex Workers in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. The two null hypotheses were tested each at .05 alpha level of significance in this study. A survey research design was adopted for the study. A total of three hundred and eighty (380) respondents were selected from the population of nine hundred and eighty (980) commercial sex workers in the study area. A well developed and validated questionnaire titled “Activities of Social Workers and HIV/AIDs awareness among Commercial Sex Workers (ASWHAACSWQ)” was used to collect data for the study. Simple regression analysis was used for data analysis. The results revealed that peer education and sex education significantly relate with HIV/AIDs awareness among Commercial Sex Workers in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the result of the findings, it was recommended among others that Government and relevant agencies should create employment opportunities for the commercial sex workers so as to reduce the rate and numbers of commercial sex workers in the study area.