Acceptability of female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options by Nigerian professionals — an exploratory study
| Autor: | Chidi V Nweneka, Augusta U Mayuku |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Africa attitude female condom prevention vaginal microbicide business.industry Vaginal microbicide Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Exploratory research General Medicine medicine.disease Social marketing law.invention Infectious Diseases Female condom Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) law Family planning Virology Family medicine Health care Medicine business education |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of AIDS Research; Vol 3, No 2 (2004); 179-182 |
| ISSN: | 1727-9445 1608-5906 |
| DOI: | 10.2989/16085900409490332 |
| Popis: | The attitudes of working professionals, particularly in the healthcare sector, may play a large role in the acceptance or otherwise of female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options. In 2002, we conducted an exploratory study on the perceptions surrounding female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options, principally the acceptability of a female condom or a vaginal microbicide, among a small sample of Nigerian professionals. A self-administered structured questionnaire was given to 50 persons representing four professions. The majority of the respondents agreed with a proposition stating a need for female-controlled HIV/STI prevention options. More females than males supported such options; both male and female respondents expressed a higher preference for a vaginal microbicide than for the female condom. The reasons given for unwillingness to use the female condom included social, cultural and religious biases, cumbersomeness and inefficiency. Only a small proportion of the total respondents felt willing to participate in a clinical trial with the vaginal microbicide. Further studies are needed to determine the relevance of these findings to the professional community in Nigeria at large, especially for the purposes of planning better social marketing strategies. African Journal of AIDS Research 2004, 3(2): 179–182 |
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