Xual behaviour and intention to use condom at next sexual activity amongst students in Agena preparatory school, Guraghe zone, Ethiopia,Variable PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21296415 Had sex in the previous one year Yes No Age of sex started Mean (MedChemExpress Tat-NR2B9c average age) Number of sexual partner within the past a single year 1 two 3 Condom utilization in the past 1 year Yes No Frequency of condom use (n = 122) Never Sometime Every time Intention to utilize condom (n = 450) Yes No Reason for not utilizing condom Trust in one particular companion Opposition from companion Religious disapproval Dislike to utilize Unavailability of condomS.D typical deviation.Frequency 122 328 16.2 (S.D =0.97)% ( ) 27.1 72.Table 3 Know-how related to transmission and prevention of HIVAIDS, and Misconceptions among students in Agena preparatory school, Guraghe zone, Ethiopia,Variable Knowledge of modes of transmission of HIVAIDS Unprotected sex Infected instruments MTCT Unsafe blood transfusions Knowledge of preventive strategies of HIVAIDS Becoming faithful to one particular partner Abstinence Appropriate and constant use of condom Misconceptions about transmission of HIV infection Mosquito’s bites 40 39 18 eight.9 eight.7 4 Eating with PLWHA Consuming eggs of a hen swallowed applied condom 381 377 321 84.7 83.eight 71.3 420 374 231 327 93.3 77.1 51.three 72.7 Frequency % ( )36 71 15 77 45 45 12 65 150 300 23 17 14 1129.five 58.two 12.3 63.1 36.9 37 9.8 53.two 33.three 66.7 19 14 11 9Perceived severityMore than half in the respondents had low perception towards severity of HIVAIDS. The mean score for perceived severity was 1.85.Perceived benefitMore than half in the respondents agreed that condom use was low to stop HIVAIDS. The mean score for the perceived benefit of condom use was 1.27.Perceived barrierrespondents, 381(84.7 ) and 377(83.8 ) perceived that getting faithful to 1 partner and abstinence are preventive strategies of HIVAIDS respectively. About 321 (71.3 ) on the respondents perceived that right and constant use of condom is actually a preventive process of HIVAIDS. With regards to misconceptions connected to HIVAIDS, couple of study subjects replied that HIV is transmissible by way of mosquito’s bite 40(eight.9) and 39 (eight.7 ) in the respondents mentioned that HIV is usually transmitted by consuming with PLHIVs and 18(four ) by eggs of a hen that had swallowed a utilized condom (Table 3).The majority on the students had higher level of perception on barrier for condom use. The imply score was 3.82.Self-efficacyHalf in the respondents had high confidence in working with condom. The imply score for self-efficacy had been 2.78 (Table four).Table four Mean and normal deviation of theoretical variable of Agena preparatory school students, Guraghe zone, Ethiopia,Theoretical variable Perceived susceptibility Mean (0) 2.69 1.85 1.27 3.82 2.78 Common deviation 1.14 0.75 0.17 1.69 1.Perceived susceptibilityStudent’s attitude towards perceiving themselves as susceptible to HIV infection was assessed and the result indicated that much more than half of them had low perception of acquiring the infection. The mean score was 2.69.Perceived severity Perceived advantage Perceived barrier Self-efficacyGselassie et al. Archives of Public Health 2013, 71:23 http:www.archpublichealth.comcontent711Page six ofBivariate evaluation showed the following variables have statistical association with intention to make use of condom. Male were more most likely to possess intention to work with condom than female, [COR = two.37 95 CI (1.54, three.66)]. People who had high perception on susceptibility had been less most likely to have intention to utilize condom as when compared with these possessing low perception on susce.
