KNOWLEDGE ON EFFECT OF EXERCISE ON HIV INFECTED PERSONS’ HEALTH AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
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Contributions of sports on health continue to expand due to ever ongoing research. Conclusive studies validate significant benefits of physical activity in many health conditions. Despite the recognition and knowledge of the beneficial effects of exercise on persons living with HIV and AIDS in the developed world, there are few published studies on knowledge of effect of exercise on HIV infected persons in developing countries. This study is designed to determine whether health science students in Kenya have basic knowledge on the effect of exercise on HIV infected persons. Simple random sampling was employed in selected institutions in Kenya that offer health science programmes. The study, a descriptive survey by design used a researcher designed questionnaire on knowledge of effects of exercise on HIV infected persons for data collection. The questionnaire was administered to student in all year groups in Nursing and Midwifery, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Results showed a positive response of medical students towards significance of exercise towards improved physiological and psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS management. It recommended exercise specific content in the curriculum of medical students to empower them in prescribing exercise as an alternative to the management of HIV/ AIDS conditions and need to design cost effective exercise programes to enable the low social economic status people access fitness.
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