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It was defined based on responses to four items: multiple sexual partnerships, casual sex, consistent condom use and sex under the influence of alcohol. Risky sexual practice was defined based on a \u2018yes\u2019 response to any of the four items.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the adult PLHIV who were sexually active in the 6 months preceding the survey, 75.7% (95% CI: 70.5% to 80.2%) engaged in at least one risky sexual practice, with 3.3% (95% CI: 1.8% to 6.1%) engaged in three or more. A positive attitude towards condom use and being on antiretroviral therapy for over 10 years were correlated with low odds of risky sexual practices. There was a higher likelihood of risky sexual behaviour among those who kept their HIV status secret and did not bring up using a condom before sexual contact. 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Efforts directed at removing barriers to disclosing HIV status to partners and promoting condom use discussion among sexual partners could reduce the burden of risky sexual practices and the onward transmission of HIV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2023-072505","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,18]],"date-time":"2023-07-18T22:02:33Z","timestamp":1689717753000},"page":"e072505","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Risky sexual practice and associated factors among adult people living with HIV\/AIDS in public hospitals of Kembata Tambaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Zelalem","family":"Bekele","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement Unit, Doctor Bogalech Gebre Memorial General Hospital, Durame, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6318-4092","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ibsa","family":"Mussa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1650-9664","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yonas","family":"Assefa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Negash","family":"Abera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4728-0276","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ermias Woldie","family":"Amerga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center of Public Health Emergency Management, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5055-0615","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Addisu","family":"Girma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement Unit, Doctor Bogalech Gebre Memorial General Hospital, Durame, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0269-5729","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Awugchew Teshome","family":"Ayele","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4312-0136","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melkamu Merid","family":"Mengesha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, School of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"},{"name":"Child and Family Health Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121408093762000_13.7.e072505.1","unstructured":"Nanyonga R . 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