Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Tilahun Genet Abdi

Publications

• Case Report
  Factors Contributing to Staff's Susceptibility to HIV in Oromia Agricultural Research Institute: A Case Study from Zeway Fisheries Resources Research Center
  Author(s): Tilahun Genet AbdiTilahun Genet Abdi
  
  This case study was conducted during the year of 2012 on the staffs of Zeway fisheries resources research centre, Oromia. It mainly focused on identifying factors contributing to staffs susceptibility to HIV. Susceptibility refers to the likelihood of being infected by HIV. Qualitative analysis has been widely used. Data has been presented and analysed by use of the following: Discussions, tables, responses were organized together according to their types. The study identified the following as factors that contributed to susceptibility to HIV. These factors were knowledge of staffs on HIV transmission and methods of HIV prevention, decision making, and culture of silence on HIV/AIDS aspects, religious practices and beliefs, long absence from home, use of field allowance and use of stimulant drugs. The study indicated that the likelihood of staffs susceptibility to HIV with regard to t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000266

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