Sexual Practices among Cobblestone Construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Challenge to the prevention of HIV infection
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2022-07-28
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Global Journal of Health Science
Abstract
Background: HIV infection remains a public health challenge. This study assessed sexual practices among casual
workers at the Cobblestone construction, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study carried out among the labourers at the Cobblestone
construction sites between October – December 2018. Multi-stage sampling was used to estimate the sample size.
Demographic and sexual practice information were collected using a structured questionnaire. Bivariate and
multivariate analyses were used to determine associations between variables; P < 0.05 was considered statistically
significant.
Results: We recruited 627 labourers. Majority (82.2%) were aged between 18 and 38 years; average age at onset
of sexual debut was 17.9 ±2.67 and 19.14 ±2.18 years among males and females respectively. Majority (68.5%)
were married; exposure to pornography was 40.2% and 32% among male and female respectively. Lifetime
multiple sexual practices were prevalent (59.9% and 50.0%) among males and females respectively; extramarital
sex was prevalent (66.9%) among males but protected sex was relatively low (46.2%). Being employed
significantly associated with likelihood of first exposure to alcohol (P =0.029), level of education, exposure to
pornography and knowledge of symptoms of STIs significantly associated with multiple sexual practices.
Conclusion: Prevalence of risky sexual practices among the labourers were high which risks them to HIV
infections. Innovative approaches to behavioural change are needed to reduce risks of HIV infection.
Keywords: Unprotected sex, extramarital sex, multiple partners, HIV, condom
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Unprotected sex, Extramarital sex, Multiple partners
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Minuta, Wondemu & Mashalla, Yohana & Gloria, Gloria. (2022). Sexual Practices among Cobblestone Construction Workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Challenge to the Prevention of HIV Infection2020. Global Journal of Health Science. 14. 39. 10.5539/gjhs.v14n8p39.