Risky sexual practice and associated factors among adult people living with HIV/AIDS in public hospitals of Kembata Tambaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study assessed the magnitude of risky sexual practices and associated factors among adult people living with HIV (PLHIV) attending antiretroviral clinics in public hospitals in Kembata Tembaro Zone, southern Ethiopia.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted.

Setting

A hospital-based study was conducted among adult PLHIV in the Kambata Tambaro Zone, southern Ethiopia.

Participants

300 men and women aged 15 years and older who had been receiving HIV/AIDS care and support in four public hospitals participated in this study.

Study outcome

Risky sexual practice was the study outcome. It was defined based on responses to four items: multiple sexual partnerships, casual sex, consistent condom use and sex under the influence of alcohol. Risky

SUBMITTER: Bekele Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357730 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature