HIV/AIDS affects the basic educational sector which is the most productive segment of the population and vital to the creation\nof human capital. The loss of skilled and experienced teachers due to the problem is increasingly compromising the provision of\nquality education in most African countries. The study was proposed to determine the magnitude of VCT utilization and assess\ncontributing factors that affect VCT service utilization among secondary school teachers in Awi Zone. A cross-sectional study\ndesign was conducted among 588 participants in 2014. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed\nusing SPSS version 16, presented as frequencies and summary statistics, and tested for presence of significant association with odds\nratio at 95% CI. More than half (53.6%) of study participants were tested for HIV. Those who had sexual intercourse, had good\nknowledge about VCT, were divorced/widowed, were in the age group of 20ââ?¬â??29 years, and were married utilized VCT services\ntwo, three, four, three, and two times better than their counterparts, respectively. Actions targeting unmarried status, increase of\neducational level, and teachers with age groups above 30 years are necessary to follow their counterparts to utilize VCT service in\norder to save loss of teachers.
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