Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

Biography

Netsanet Worku is a researcher and faculty staff at Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar in Ethiopia. He has done many works in the field of Parasitic Diseases, Tropical Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Transmission, Molecular Diagnostics, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Drug Resistance, Biochemistry

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Case Study on Risky Sexual Behaviour of Undergraduate Students in Ethiopia
  Author(s): Desalegn B Sendekie and Netsanet Worku*
  
  Background: Studies across Ethiopia’s public universities indicated the presence of risky sexual practice. But, there is limited data among students in private universities. This study was conducted to identify patterns and predisposing factors of risky sexual behavior, as well as analyze knowledge, risk perception and attitude to HIV infection. Method: Cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire containing four sections of questions addressing the socio-economic-and-demographic characteristics; substance use and sexual practice of students in one of the randomly selected private universities in Addis Ababa. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (V.16) software. Results: 502 questionnaires were distributed, 425 were completed (with 84.7% response rate). Among students who .. View more»
  

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