Factors Contributing to Increased HIV Infection Among Married Couples Attending Art Clinic at Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Bushenyi District.
| dc.contributor.author | Atuhaire , Ritah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-23T15:45:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-23T15:45:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05 | |
| dc.description | A Research Report submitted To Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements For The Award Of The Diploma In Nursing Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Globally, about 36.7 million people are living with HIV of which 51% are women worldwide. In Africa there is still prevalence of new HIV infections with 12% occur in married couples many of whom are unaware of both partners’ sero-status. The study purpose was to establish factors contributing to increased HIV infection among Married Couples attending ART Clinic at Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Bushenyi District. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design which employed quantitative methods of data collection within a short period of only two weeks. The study was conducted in ART clinic in Ishaka Adventist Hospital. Study results showed that out of the 85 participants 47 (55%) were female and 38 (45%) were male. Most participants 43 (51%) had sex outside their relationship meanwhile few 12 (14%) never had sex outside relationship. A large proportion of the participants 51 (60%) were unemployed while the few 34 (40%) were employed. The participants revealed that HIV infection is common with married couple 66% (56), majority 46 (54%) culture say sex outside marriage is for pleasure meanwhile 4 (5%) were other like to satisfy needs. The nearest distance from health facility to home most 40 (47.1%) reside 6 km or more. Most with 45% (38) spend less than 1 hour waiting for couple HIV services from the clinic and few 8% (7) spend over 4 hours. Uganda MOH should know that Couples counseling and testing activities need to be made available at all the health facilities to reduce the hindrance of travel costs. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/4423 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, School of Health Sciences. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Increased HIV Infection | en_US |
| dc.subject | Married Couples | en_US |
| dc.subject | Attending Art Clinic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ishaka Adventist Hospital | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors Contributing to Increased HIV Infection Among Married Couples Attending Art Clinic at Ishaka Adventist Hospital, Bushenyi District. | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |