HIV: Current Research
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Hafte Kahsay Kebede

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  Sexual Risk Behavior among Military Personnel Stationed in Eastern Ethiopia: Using Mixed Methods Approaches
  Author(s): Azeb Weldesenbet, Tekabe Abdosh, Tilahun Tefera K, Ayda R and Hafte KAzeb Weldesenbet, Tekabe Abdosh, Tilahun Tefera K, Ayda R and Hafte K
  
  Introduction: The armed forces are high risk population to HIV/STD globally, even when aware of HIV risk, often do not consider at this risk and stay with steady partners. Although various surveys have been made to study the sexual behaviour of uniformed populations in Ethiopia but, few studies assess military personnel risk perception to HIV/AIDS. We assess HIV/AIDS risk perception among Eastern command military members in Ethiopia. Methodology: A mixed quantitative and qualitative study design was used. For the quantitative study, a cross sectional study design using self-administered questionnaire was used. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the study units. The sample size of the study was 840 military members. For the qualitative study a Focused Group Discussion was used and the participants were divided into four groups... View More»
  

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