Factors associated with prevalent HIV infections among Ethiopian adults : further analysis of the 2005 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

The study used data from the 2005 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. The analysis included 4,358 women and 3,037 men aged 15 to 49 years, who ever had sexual experience, completed the interview, and had a valid HIV test result. HIV serostatus data for men and women, and for lower HIV prevalence ( 3 percent) regions, were analyzed using descriptive and multivariate statistical methods to determine factors associated with being HIV-positive. This study demonstrates that HIV epidemic affects the Ethiopian society multi-dimensionally, with adults in some socioeconomic groups and practicing certain risk or protective behaviors having significantly higher or lower odds of infection than others. The findings are useful in identifying higher prevalence and higher-risk population groups, and for strengthening prevention, care and support, and treatment programs. (Author abstract)