Yetum, Tesfa (2010) HIV/STI Behavioral Survey among Male and Female Students in Axum University: A Comparative Study, Axum, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Introduction: Efforts to reduce the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS are very much related to changing high-risk sexual behaviors and environments facilitating high risk sexual behaviors. This can be done successfully if these efforts are supported by relevant studies that aimed at analysis of sexual behaviors among the potentially risk groups. Objective: To assess and compare High Risk Sexual behaviour among male and female university students Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study (both quantitative and qualitative methods) were conducted from April 20 to 30, 2010 to assess the risky sexual behavior among male and female university students in Axum town. A total of 640students, 320 males and 320 females were participated. A structured, pre-tested, and self-administrated questionnaire and FGD were used for quantitative and qualitative data collection respectively. Results: In multivariate analysis respondents’ age , drinking alcohol, chat chewing and cigarette smoking were statistically significant with high risk sexual behavior. The mean age of the study subjects was 20.65 +1.53. 234 (36.6%) of the study subjects had ever had sexual intercourse, and 107(33.4%). Among the sexually active students 160 (68.4%) had only one lifetime partner, 59 (25.2%) had 2-5 partners and 15 (6.4%) had more than 5 lifetime partners. The proportion of males reported having had more than five lifetime partners was higher than females 10(7.9%) and 5(4.7%) respectively. Males were more knowledgeable and had positive attitude than females. Fifty two (8.1 %) of the students claimed that their chance of contracting HIV/AIDS was high while 514 (80.3%) said there was no chance at all. Seventy four (11.6%) did not know their risk status. Conclusion: Age, drinking alcohol, cigarette smoking and chat chewing showed a statistically significant association with high risk sexual behavior, males were more knowledgeable and have positive attitude than females, in general the students had low risk perception and males had higher risk perception than females.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Emmanuel Ndorimana |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2018 13:41 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2018 13:41 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8183 |
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