Browsing by Author "Abraham Teklu"

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    A Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Study on Sexual Practices Related to HIV Transmission and Prevention among Male Residents of Arba Minch Town Southwest Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 1991-04) Abraham Teklu; M. Fletcher
    A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 355 randomly selected urban male residents in Arba Minch town , southwestern Ethiopia , to investigate their knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to HIV transmission and prevention , with emphasis on condom use. About half ( 48.8% ) of sexually- experienced respondents reported one or more high-risk sexual practices. More than a fifth (22.0%) had had sex with several partners in the previous three months , and 42.3% had experienced sex with prostitutes, including 11.1% in the previous three months. Extramarital sex and sex with prostitutes in the previous three months were reported by 14.5% and 7.7% of married participants, respectively. Age (P