Social and psychological factors affecting utilization of female condom among youths in Migori County, Kenya

The female condom is a dual protection tool for both prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission and conception of unwanted pregnancies. In Migori, HIV prevalence is 16 percent and utilization of female condom is at 0.3 percent. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 380 youths who were sys...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Boraya, Joshua Omwenga, Githae, Caroline, Atandi, Titus Abuga, Gachau, Albert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
Materias:
Critical Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6299911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30619618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102918815336
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Sumario:The female condom is a dual protection tool for both prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission and conception of unwanted pregnancies. In Migori, HIV prevalence is 16 percent and utilization of female condom is at 0.3 percent. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 380 youths who were systematically and randomly sampled. Majority of youths (86.6%) were aged between 18 and 25 years with 83.9 percent being single, 95.3 percent were Christians, and 4.7 percent Muslim. There was a significant association between marital status, Men’s role in negotiation of safe sex, incompetence in female condom insertion, and utilization of the female condom.

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