Open and Distance Learning for Sustainable Development

Methodology
Survey method was employed. The study was carried out at Anambra State. The study aimed at
determining the strategies that would help to achieve healthy environment for all the institutions
in Anambra State and identifying the impact of HIV/AIDS on the work place. The population of
the study comprised two hundred (200) students of the Anambra State University (Uli and
Igbariam campuses) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka who have undergone HIV/AIDS
training course. Due to certain constraints, all these students could not be reached, the researcher
therefore, used simple random sampling technique to select hundred (100) students.
The researcher constructed and used an instrument titled questionnaire for strategies and impact
for HIV/AIDS on work place (QSIHWP) to collect relevant data for this study. The instrument
contained 20 structured Items to elicit information on strategies and impacts of HIV/AIDS from
students of the two mentioned universities. Section “A” contains 20 items, which deal with the
strategies of HIV/AIDS while section “B” contains 10 items, which deals with Impact of
HIV/AIDS on work place. The Items were placed on a 4-point Likert type scale of strongly Agree
(SA), Agreed (A) Disagree (D) and strongly Disagree (SD).
The QSIHWP instrument was face validated using four experts from the department of
Educational Foundations whose ranks range from senior lecturer to professor; all from Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka. The experts were given copies of the research questions along side
with the draft instrument for the validation exercise. The aim was to ensure that the instrument
measured what it was designed to measure. The experts offered useful suggestions and modified
some items. The test-retest method was used to ensure reliability of the instrument. The
researcher administered the same instrument on thirty students who were not part of the target
population at an interval of five weeks. The sets of scores were computed using Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Co-efficient obtained was 0.78, which indicated a correlation between the
responses obtained during the two periods of administration. It was considered high enough for
the study.
Data Analysis
All the 100 copies distributed were collected and analysed by the researcher. Mean and Standard
Deviation statistics were used for answering the research questions. A mean of less than 2.50
indicates not a strategy or an impact while a mean of 2.50 and above was given a positive
interpretation.
Results
The results are presented in tables in accordance with the research questions posed in the study.
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