Browsing by Author "Atsmegiorgis, Cheru"

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    Hiv/Aids Vulnerability Among Hawassa University Students
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-06) Atsmegiorgis, Cheru; Gunnu, Eshetu (PhD)
    Context: To initiate meaningful prcv ~ nti vc measureS ror the prevent ion ane! COl1trol of III V/I\IJ)S. there is a need to have inCormation on the perception and knowlcdgc of students and the scxual l1L:havior uf st udent s which form a signifi ca nt at risk group. Ohjectives: The ultimate ohject ive or this study is to investiga te till' factors whi ch aggravate the vuln erability or st uden ts to III V/I\IJ)S . Methods: A cross sect ional survey is condu cted on thc knowledge and percept ion. vulncrab ility and sex ual behavior of studellis among 4 16 students that were se lccted using rnu lti -stagc stratiried simple random sa mpling tech niq ue. Six rocus group discuss ions each con taining eight members were conducted . In this cii sc li ssion 18 female and 30 nlaic studcnts participatcd. Descripti ve and some in fe rential statisti cs like Chisquare test: binary logistic and muitinoill ial regreSSIon were used to assess the vulnerab ility of stuci ents to III V/A IDS. l~t'slll1s : l\llost students have knowledge on the rouies or transmiss ion and prevent ion of III V/I\I I)S. More than <)O'/r " fthe student s have an illierestto take co un selingalld test ing serv ice, ror III V/A IDS. Ili ghcr than one thi rd of the selec ted st ude nts had a life tillle sex ual intercourse experience and the majori ty or lh L:/ll were male stucknls but only one firth or the studellls had se:xual int ercou rse experi ence in the last 12 months and most were male student s. Ncarl y one fou rth of respondcnts had marc than one sexual part ncr and l110st 01" thel11 were l11ale stud en ts. Among fe male stude nts who had sex ual interco urse ex peri cnce in th e: last 12 months 43.5°/r reported that tileir sexual partn ers were marri ed PL: I'SO IlS. No correl ati on is round bctween the variab lc\ having l1Iultiple scx ual partn er anel average 11I0111 hl y income or stu(kn ts. Conclusion : TI ll' findings I"rllill this study showe:d til at not fewe r proportion of respondent.s ha ve r i s~)' sexual behavior and arc vu lne rable 10 III V/I\II) S. This qudy ca lls lor illte n ~jvc. elfecti ve and st rong in fo rmali on educat ion and C0 J1111IUlllcation programs hy the Uni versi ty.
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    The Number of Antenatal Care Visit and its Determinant Factors Using the 2016 EDHS Data: Application of Count Regression Models
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-10) Tefera, Tigist; Atsmegiorgis, Cheru
    Background: Antenatal care gives women and their families the information and advice they need to have a healthy pregnancy, have safe childbirth, and recover postpartum. ANC is an important intervention for lowering maternal and newborn mortality. There have been some studies done on determinants that affect the number of the minimum recommended antenatal care visits attendance, and it would be interesting to see the number of antenatal care visits and its determinant factor among pregnant women in Ethiopia from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic Health Survey. Objective: To assess the frequency of antenatal care visits and the factors affecting it using the 2016 EDHS Data through the application of count regression models Methods: The research was carried out in Ethiopia using data from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic Health Survey. A weighted sample of 7575 women who gave birth in the last five years before the survey was included in the final analysis. The data was exported to STATASE 14 (64-bit) software was used for analysis. A multivariable Negative Binomial regression analysis approach was carried out to identify the number of ANC visits and the determinants that affect the number of ANC visits, because the response variable was over dispersed. Finally, the IRR was used to report the relationship between the frequency of ANC and explanatory variables, along with its 95 percent confidence interval. Result: (62.79%) of mothers had at least one antenatal care visit, (37.21%) had no antenatal care visit, and only 31.88% attended four or more ANC visits during their pregnancy in Ethiopia. Maternal age (+35 years, IRR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.01-1.26), residence (rural, IRR = 0.91; 95% CI: 0.83-0.99), maternal education (primary, IRR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.00-1.09, and secondary, IRR = 1.08; 95% CI: 1.01-1.15), wealth quintile (richer, IRR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.06-1.21, and richest, IRR = 1.17; 95% CI: 1.08-1.28), place of ANC service (public, IRR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.06-1.56, and private, IRR = 1.32; 95% CI: 1.05-1.66), and ANC providers (nurse/midwife/HO, IRR = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.79-0.94, HEW, IRR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.78-0.97), and first ANC visit (>3 months, IRR = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.68-0.74) were significantly associated with level of antenatal care visits. Conclusion: Frequency of antenatal care visits is low in Ethiopia. Maternal age, residence, maternal educational status, wealth quintile, place of ANC service, and type of ANC providers were significantly associated with the level of antenatal care visits.