Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-038X
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ISSN: 2161-038X
+44 1300 500008
Feleke Doyore
PO Box 667, Hossana
Ethiopia
Research Article
Communication Factors that Influence High School Students in their Response to being Faithfulness Message for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Hossana Town,
Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study
Author(s): Feleke Doyore
Feleke Doyore
Background: Despite the massive resources and intensified interventions, desired decline in HIV/AIDS epidemics has not been achieved. This study was aimed to evaluate how students are reacting being faithfulness message for HIV/AIDS prevention using Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM). Method: Cross sectional study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. Structured self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Simple random sampling was used to select respondents. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using OpenCode software. Results: 61.5% (251/408) of the respondents were in danger control response whereas 38.5% (157/408) of the respondents were in fear control response. As independent predictors, self efficacy [AOR (95%CI)=0.32 (.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-038X.1000133