Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Abera Getachew

Publications

• Research Article
  Attitude and Cognitive Distortion on HIV/AIDS among Undergraduate Students of Madda Walabu University, Southeast Ethiopia
  Author(s): Abera Getachew and Gobena DanielAbera Getachew and Gobena Daniel
  
  Introduction: Worldwide over half of all new infections are among young people. The primary prevention and control of the spread of HIV/AIDS infection is through awareness and changing behaviour remains at the highest priority. The aim of the study was to assess the attitude and cognitive distortion towards HIV/AIDS among undergraduate students of Madda Walabu University Southeast Ethiopia. Methods: Cross sectional study with quantitative methods of data collection was employed among 605 randomly selected under graduate regular students in March, 2014. Data were collected using self-administering questionnaire. The analysis employed using SPSS version 20 to calculate t-test and ANOVA. Result: The average number of students of Madda Walabu University who had poor attitude on sexual abstinence241 (39.8%), mutual monogamy 274 (45.3%), use of condom 227 (37.5%) and towards people living.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000630

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