Bekele, Haile (2007) Assessment of Factors Associated with HIV/AIDS among Women Seeking Post Abortion Care in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Very high number of unsafe abortions occurre annually in Asia and Africa given the high and still increasing rate of HIV prevalence among women of reproductive age in these regions. In Ethiopia the national HIV prevalence among women estimated to be 4 % which is higher than men and it has been speculated that the prevalence rate may be higher among women seeking pregnancy termination than ANC attendants. Objective: To assess the risk factors of HIV/AIDS among women receiving post abortion care in 5 public hospitals of Addis Ababa. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from February to March 2007. A total of 405 participants were interviewed using structured questionnaire. An in-depth interview was also conducted in 5 % of study subjects and heads of post abortion care units of sampled hospitals. Results: The odds of having perceived HIV infection risk was 2 times higher among women who presented with induced abortion compared with spontaneous one (P< 0.05, OR=1.91 (1.02, 3.60 Marital status, number of sexual partner(s), occupational status and having sex first with permanent sexual partners were found to have significant statistical association with high HIV infection perception risk. Misconception on the mode of transmission and prevention of HIV was assessed by the educational status and it revealed that misconception statistically associated with being not educated (p< 0.05, df= 1, x 2 = 5.44). However, no significance statistical associations observed on knowledge and misconception by the type of abortion (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The perceived HIV infection risk of the study subjects in general and single and employed women in particular were high. Therefore, special attention should be given to women who are at risk to HIV infection.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2018 12:08 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2018 12:08 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7440 |
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