Yewelsew Abebe|Ab Schaap|Girmatchew Mamo|Asheber Negussie|Birke Darimo|Dawit Wolday
HIV prevalence in 72 000 urban and rural male army recruits, Ethiopia
recent estimate around 2 million hivinfected people ethiopia derives data sparse especially rural areas majority 85 population lives assessed hiv prevalence almost 72 000 army recruits resided urban rural areas prior recruitmentrapid hiv tests hivspot determine conducted blood samples drawn enrolment almost 10 000 urban recruits 1999 62 000 rural recruits 2000 sociodemographic data recruits availablein urban recruits overall hiv prevalence 72 ranging 43 105 depending region rural recruits overall hiv prevalence 38 majority farmers 57 students 18 hiv prevalence 27 26 respectively higher level education rural recruits associated hiv infection rural recruits muslim religion less likely hiv infected recruits orthodox christian religion odds ratio 07 95 confidence interval 065084 urban rural residents amhara region higher risk hiv infectionprevalence rural urban army recruits previous estimates geographic distribution hiv uneven impact religion education region hiv prevalence suggests avenues targeting hiv prevention efforts ethiopia