This paper highlights the result of an investigation into the level of
information consciousness of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS among secondary school
students in Ado-Ekiti and Ekiti East Local Government Areas of Ekiti State in
Nigeria. They respectively represent urban and rural settings in the state.
Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. 165 copies
of the questionnaire were distributed while 150 copies were utilized for the
study in both urban and rural areas. Mean scores and standard deviations
were used to answer the three research questions while t-test statistic was
used for the three hypotheses. The major findings of the study were that
secondary school students in both urban and rural areas of Ekiti State.
Nigeria did not know all the possible causes, signs and symptoms of
HIV/AIDS or the protection against contracting the infections. Based on the
above findings, the researcher made some recommendations.