Prevalence of HIV/AIDS Infections and Associated Risk Factor Among Individuals Attending Bichena and Yetmen Health Centers in Enemay Woreda, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
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2024-08
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Addis Ababa University
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the leading causes of death and illness in Ethiopia. According to the report of CVM (2016), the prevalence of HIV in Ethiopia and Amhara regions is about 1.18% and 1.5%, respectively. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and its risk factors in Bichena and Yetmen town’s health centers in Enemay Woreda. A health center-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 403 study participants from February to June 2023. Questionnaires were administered to collect data socio-demographic variables and to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of the study subjects in regarding to HIV prevention and transmission. The blood specimens were taken from study participants and tested for the presence of antibody to HIV infection using the national HIV rapid diagnostic tests algorithm. About 10 of the administrative bodies and health professionals of Bichena and Yetmen Health Centers were interviewed about to get current situation of prevalence of HIV/AIDS, VCT service and its risky factors within the study area. Binary logistic regression analysis was computed to identify the independent risk factors. The overall prevalence of HIV in the study participants was 23 (5.7%) in which nine of them are males and fourteen of them are females. Among these, most of the HIV positive study subjects were job seekers, tea house workers, commercial sex workers and daily labors. There are risk factors that can contribute for HIV infection and among these about 60.8% (n=245) and 59.6% (n=117) of the study participants practiced unsafe sex and didn’t use condom during sexual intercourse respectively. In addition, about 50.2% (n=202) of the study participants didn’t have constant sexual partner and 66.3% (n=267) of them didn’t have an interest in using condom during sex. About 58.3 % (n=235) of them used addictive drugs such as khat, alcohol and others. Hence the prevalence of HIV infection among the study participants in the study area was high and this suggested that the disease is not under the control yet in the country.
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HIV/AIDS, Risk of HIV, HIV Infection, Prevalence of HIV