Association between premarital HIV testing and ability to negotiate sexual relations among married women in Ethiopia
A population-based study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19439807 |
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| Authors | Zelalem T Haile (0000-0002-2912-8564, Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dublin, USA, corresponding author), Dawit Okubatsion Woldu (0000-0003-2400-8931, University of Houston - Clear Lake), Elizabeth Wachira (0000-0003-4219-7545, East Texas A&M University), Dawit Alemu (0000-0001-9419-9660, Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dublin, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1314-1321 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2023.2215529 |
| PMID | 37216612 |
| OpenAlex | W4377232466 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa remains an issue of concern and young women are disproportionately affected by the disease. Premarital HIV testing is one of the key strategies used in HIV prevention since heterosexual sex remains the primary mode of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey to examine the association between premarital HIV testing and the ability to negotiate sexual relations among married women aged 15 to 49 years (N = 3,672). Women's ability to negotiate sexual relations was measured using two variables: the ability to refuse sex and the ability to ask for a condom during intercourse. Descriptive statistics, bivariate, and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed. Only 24.1% of the women had premarital HIV testing. Approximately 46.5% and 32.3% of women reported that they could refuse sexual intercourse and ask their partner to use a condom, respectively. In the multivariable model, having a premarital HIV test was positively associated with the ability to refuse sex odds ratio (95% confidence interval) 1.82 (1.38, 2.41; p < 0.001) and the ability to ask for a condom 2.30 (1.55, 3.41; p < 0.001). Premarital HIV testing can improve women's sexual negotiation ability and possibly prevent future HIV infection
Condom · Family medicine · Gonorrhea · Human sexuality · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Population · Premarital sex · Reproductive health · Sexual intercourse · Sexual partner · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine
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