Long-term Female Condom Use Among Vulnerable Populations in Brazil
| Autor: | Katia Souto, Kimberly Page-Shafer, Paulo R. Telles Dias |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Counseling Safe Sex medicine.medical_specialty Social Psychology Female condom use media_common.quotation_subject Sexually Transmitted Diseases Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Vulnerable Populations Pleasure law.invention Interviews as Topic Female condom Safer sex law Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Condoms Female media_common business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Patient Acceptance of Health Care Health psychology Infectious Diseases Female business Social psychology Brazil Program Evaluation Demography |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 10:67-75 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-006-9139-x |
| Popis: | We carried out an evaluative study on factors associated with long-term use of female condoms for STI/HIV prevention. A total of 255 women and 29 men who were using female condoms for at least 4 months participated in qualitative/quantitative interviews. The study was conducted in six Brazilian cities. Four primary themes were identified as influencing acceptability and adoption of the female condom: (1) personal "assistance" (counseling) during the early adoption phase; (2) safety; (3) pleasure; and (4) increased sense of power for safer sex negotiation. Alternate use of male and female condoms was the norm among participants, but for approximately one third of the sample, the female condom was the preferred option for safer sex. The study findings suggest that providing clients with explicit and sustained intervention strategies may have a decisive influence on long-term adoption of female condoms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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