In generalized HIV epidemics, like Ethiopia, many infections occur within marital and cohabiting unions and the HIV-negative partners in discordant couples are at very high risk of contracting HIV if the couple does not take steps to protect the HIV-negative partner.The prevalence of HIV in urban population is high with high discordance rate (7.8%). Moreover early sexual initiation and premarital sex among youth is increasing, but use of protective measures such has condom and VCT is low. Although it is known that protection of uninfected partner is an acknowledged best practice in HIV...
In generalized HIV epidemics, like Ethiopia, many infections occur within marital and cohabiting unions and the HIV-negative partners in discordant co...