ASSESSMENT OF HIV PREVENTION PRACTICE AND DETERMINANT FACTORS AMONG DAILY LABORERS OF FLORICULTURE S AT BURAYU TOWN, IN OROMIA SPECIAL ZONE SURROUNDING FINFINE, ETHIOPIA.

Abstract

Background: T he transmission of human immunodeficiency viruses significantly affected by the knowledge and practice of the working population. The utilization of recommended health services for the prevention HIV is essential among a growing working population in floriculture sectors. Objectives: To assess HIV prevention practice and determina nt factors among daily laborers of floriculture in Burayu town. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted from September to October 2016 to assess HIV prevention practice and determinant factors among daily laborers in floriculture o f Burayu town. Two stage sampling technique was deployed quantitative data were used. A total of 384 daily laborers were selected randomly from the list of floriculture workers based on the proportion to the size of daily laborer. The data was collected us ing a pre - tested and structured questionnaire. Results: Among 384 who were interviewed, 276 (71.8 %) were females. The majority of the study participants 349 (91%) were knowledgeable towards prevention methods. 124 (32.4%) daily laborers used abstinence a s a preventive methods, whereas 208 (54.2 %) daily laborers of floriculture used faithful as a preventive methods, among sexually active daily laborers 137 (35.6 %) used condom as a preventive methods. Educational status, marital status, age, income, resid ence and alcohol drinking were associated with prevention practices. Conclusion: The majority study groups were knowledgeable on means of HIV prevention but only a few of them use preventive practice. We also conclude that this study has shown that incom es, age, educational status, marital status, residential areas and alcohol drinking were factors which influence preventive practice of HIV.