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HIV Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Teachers in Uganda
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Ayebale L
; Atuyambe L
; Bazeyo W
; Tanga EO
J Public Health Afr
2014[Feb]; 5
(1
): 350
PMID28299119
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Recent studies reveal that teachers are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual
behavior compared to the rest of the adult population. Yet the education sector
could be a major vehicle for imparting knowledge and skills of avoiding and/or
coping with the pandemic. This study set out to establish HIV risk behaviors
among teachers in Uganda, to inform the design of a behavior change communication
strategy for HIV prevention among teachers. It was a cross sectional rapid
assessment conducted among primary and secondary school teachers in Kampala and
Kalangala districts, in Uganda. A total of 183 teachers were interviewed. HIV
risk behavior, in this study was measured as having multiple sexual partners
and/or sex with a partner of unknown status without using a condom. We also
considered transactional/sex for favors and alcohol use as exposures to HIV risk
behavior. Odds ratios (OR) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI)
were calculated. All data analysis was performed using SPSS version 17.0 and EPI
Info Version 3.5.1. Forty five per cent of teachers reported having multiple
concurrent sexual partners in the last three months, of these, only 24%
acknowledged having used a condom at their last sexual encounter yet only 9.8%
knew their partners' HIV status. Teachers below 30years of age were more likely
to have two or more concurrent sexual partners (OR 2.6, CI 1.31-5.34) compared to
those above 30 years. Primary school teachers were less likely to involve with
partners of unknown HIV status compared to secondary school teachers (OR 0.43, CI
0.19-0.97). Teachers aged below 30 years were also more likely to engage with
partners of unknown HIV status compared to those above 30 years (OR 2.47, CI
1.10-5.59). Primary teachers were also less likely to have given or received
gifts, money or other favors in exchange for sex (OR 0.24, CI 0.09-0.58).
Teachers engage in risky sexual behaviors, which lead to HIV infection. There is
need to promote individual risk perception, condom use and reduction in sexual
partners. Also to encourage partners to know each other's status, and teachers to
avoid risky situations or carefully negotiate such situations.
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