Molla Y. Birhanu1*, Daniel B. Ketema1, Melaku Desta2, Samuel D. Habtegiorgis1, Belayneh Mengist1, Alehegn A. Alaneh31, Ayenew N. Abeje1, Eniyew Tegegne1 and Selamawit S. Jenberie2 1Debre Markos University, Ethiopia 2Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia Provisionally accepted: The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Introduction Marriage with serodiscordant couples accounts for 65–85% of new infections.