Risky sexual behaviors of schizophrenic patients: A single center study in Ethiopia, 2018

Biruk Negash; Bethlehem Asmamewu; Wondale Getinet Alemu

doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4673-6

Risky sexual behaviors of schizophrenic patients: A single center study in Ethiopia, 2018

Biruk Negash, Bethlehem Asmamewu, Wondale Getinet Alemu

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Objective: Identify factors related to risky sexual behavior can facilitate health care providers to approach programs that improve quality of services provided to the patient service. The aim of study to assess the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among schizophrenia patient at Amanuel Mental specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019. Result: A total of four hundred twenty-nine participants were interviewed with a response rate of 97.05%. The prevalence of risky sexual behavior was 39.4% (95% CI 34.3, 43.6). In the multivariate logistic regression, being male sex (AOR = 3.78 (1.94, 7.38)), patients in age group between 18 and 24 (AOR = 4.85 (1.73, 13.6)), current use of alcohol (AOR = 1.86 (1.049, 3.32)), place of residence (AOR = 6.22 (2.98, 12.98)), positive symptom (AOR = 3.01 (1.55, 5.84)) were associated with risky sexual behavior.

Original language	English
Article number	635
Number of pages	6
Journal	BMC Research Notes
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4673-6
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Ethiopia
Psychosis
Risky sexual behavior
Schizophrenia

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