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There are no travel or residency restrictions related to HIV or STI status. You can enter the country as a tourist or live in the country as a resident, no matter your HIV status. You can also import antiretroviral medication for personal use.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=67 ETHIOPIA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | There are no travel or residency restrictions related to HIV or STI status. You can enter the country as a tourist or live in the country as a resident, no matter your HIV status. You can also import antiretroviral medication for personal use.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=67 ETHIOPIA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
Public knowledge of STI prevention methods can be improved. According to a 2014 study, "Two-thirds of Ethiopian women aged 15–24 are aware that condom use and having one uninfected partner reduces the risk of HIV infection (62% and 68%, respectively), but only 24% have a comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS, defined as knowing both of these HIV-prevention methods, knowing that a healthy personal can be HIV positive and being able to reject two common misconceptions about HIV transmission."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/sexual-and-reproductive-health-young-women-ethiopia Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Women in Ethiopia]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||