Risky sexual practice and associated factors among HIV positive adults visiting ART clinics in public hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Sexual behavior of HIV positive individuals visiting anti- retroviral clinics is a neglected issue. With access to anti-retroviral treatment, HIV positive individuals experience improved health and are able to reintegrate into their social life and many of them engage in sexual activities. In the co...

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Published in:BMC public health 2019-01, Vol.19 (1), p.113-113, Article 113
Main Authors: Tadesse, Wondimagegne Belay, Gelagay, Abebaw Addis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use
Antiretroviral agents
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Ethiopia
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Fertility clinics
Health aspects
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV patients
HIV positive adults
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Male
Management
Marriage
Public hospitals
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Risky sexual practice
Safe sex
Sexual behavior
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Visiting ART clinic
Young Adult
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Summary:Sexual behavior of HIV positive individuals visiting anti- retroviral clinics is a neglected issue. With access to anti-retroviral treatment, HIV positive individuals experience improved health and are able to reintegrate into their social life and many of them engage in sexual activities. In the context of Ethiopia, safer sex practices among people living with HIV is critical in terms of preventing the acquisition of another strain of HIV and helping address the epidemic. An institution-based cross sectional study was conducted at Addis Ababa public hospitals from January to February 2017. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Using the systematic random sampling technique, a total of 562 respondents participated in the study. The data were entered into EPI info version 3.5.3 and transferred to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Descriptive statistics, bi-variate, and multi variable analyses were done. A p-value
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-019-6438-5