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Factors Affecting Utilization of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Services among Teachers in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Desta, Woudneh Gereme
Sinishaw, Mulusew Alemneh
Bizuneh, Kelemu Dessie
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
HIV/AIDS affects the basic educational sector which is the most productive segment of the population and vital to the creation of human capital.
The loss of skilled and experienced teachers due to the problem is increasingly compromising the provision of quality education in most African countries.
The study was proposed to determine the magnitude of VCT utilization and assess contributing factors that affect VCT service utilization among secondary school teachers in Awi Zone.
A cross-sectional study design was conducted among 588 participants in 2014.
Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data.
Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16, presented as frequencies and summary statistics, and tested for presence of significant association with odds ratio at 95% CI.
More than half (53.6%) of study participants were tested for HIV.
Those who had sexual intercourse, had good knowledge about VCT, were divorced/widowed, were in the age group of 20–29 years, and were married utilized VCT services two, three, four, three, and two times better than their counterparts, respectively.
Actions targeting unmarried status, increase of educational level, and teachers with age groups above 30 years are necessary to follow their counterparts to utilize VCT service in order to save loss of teachers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Desta, Woudneh Gereme& Sinishaw, Mulusew Alemneh& Bizuneh, Kelemu Dessie. 2017. Factors Affecting Utilization of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Services among Teachers in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Desta, Woudneh Gereme…[et al.]. Factors Affecting Utilization of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Services among Teachers in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Desta, Woudneh Gereme& Sinishaw, Mulusew Alemneh& Bizuneh, Kelemu Dessie. Factors Affecting Utilization of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing Services among Teachers in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130910
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130910