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HIV Prevalence Correlates with High-Risk Sexual Behavior in Ethiopia's Regions.
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- HIV prevalence by ethnic group covaries with prevalence of herpes simplex virus-2 and high-risk sex in Uganda: An ecological study.PloS one · 2018Article
- Strong associations between national prevalence of various STIs suggests sexual network connectivity is a common underpinning risk factor.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Upward trends of acquired drug resistances in Ethiopian HIV-1C isolates: A decade longitudinal study.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundHIV prevalence varies between 0.9 and 6.5% in Ethiopia's eleven regions. Little has been published examining the reasons for this variation.
methodsWe evaluated the relationship between HIV prevalence by region and a range of risk factors in the 2005 and 2011 Ethiopian Demographic Health Surveys. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the relationship between HIV prevalence and each variable.
resultsThere was a strong association between HIV prevalence and three markers of sexual risk: mean lifetime number of partners (men: r = 0.87; P < 0.001; women: r = 0.60; P = 0.05); reporting sex with a non-married, non-cohabiting partner (men: r = 0.92; P < 0.001, women r = 0.93; P < 0.001); and premarital sex. Condom usage and HIV testing were positively associated with HIV prevalence, while the prevalence of circumcision, polygamy, age at sexual debut and male migration were not associated with HIV prevalence.
conclusionVariation in sexual behavior may contribute to the large variations in HIV prevalence by region in Ethiopia. Population-level interventions to reduce risky sexual behavior in high HIV incidence regions should be considered.
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