Impact And Behavioral Assessment Of Hivaids In Addis Ababa Police Force

HIV infection is the "first wave" of the pandemic and AIDS morbidity and mortalityrnis the "second wave". Economic, social and governance impact is the "third wave". This wave isrnamenable to a wide range of different responses. Understanding and quantifying the impact ofrnHIV/AIDS is a key component of strategic thinking. The objective of this study is to assess thernHIV/AIDS impacts and related behavioral factors in the Addis Ababa police force; and it used arncross sectional survey to achieve the above mentioned objective.rnHIV/AIDS related cause of death contributed three quarters of officers' death, andrnHIV positive or probable HIV infected patients were using the medical service more frequentlyrnand at great cost than other officers. Twenty seven percent of officers had multiple sexualrnpartners in the last 12 months, while 107 (33.4%) officers had been engaged in risky sexualrnintercourse in the last 12 months. Based on the findings it is concluded that HIV/AIDS is a majorrncause of death and is set to become an expensive health service burden; and still Police Officersrnare highly vulnerable to the epidemic but feeling falsely safe. Educational activities on risk ofrnHIV/AIDS, STDs and condom use with benefit of voluntary counselling and testing arernrecommended.

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