Research Article

Transactional Sex and HIV Risk among Adolescent School Girls in Ethiopia: Mixed Method Study

Table 3

HIV knowledge and perception of female preparatory Students in Hawassa Town, South Ethiopia, 2011 (n=620).

Variables Frequency (%)

Mode of HIV transmission
Unsafe sex616 (99.4)
Sharing sharp material554 (89.4)
Contaminated blood transfusion485 (78.2)
MTCT476 (76.8)
Sharing home utensils47 (7.6)
Insect bite30 (4.8)
Availability of treatment to cure HIV
Yes233 (37.6)
No387 (62.4)
HIV prevention method
Abstinence445 (71.8)
One-to-one relation461 (74.4)
Consistence condom use395 (63.7)
Avoid contaminated blood transfusion329 (53.1)
Perception about a health looking person can have HIV
Yes582 (93.9)
No38 (6.1)
Previous HIV risk behavior
Yes93 (15.0)
No527 (85.0)
Comprehensive knowledge about HIV/AIDS
Good272 (43.9)
Poor348 (56.1)