Condom use among males [15-49 years] in Lower Egypt: knowledge, attitudes and patterns of use
| Autor: | El-Sayed Nm, Abou Zeid Ms, Ibrahim Kabbash, Al-Nawawy An, Shady Ik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Safe Sex Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Sexually Transmitted Diseases Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Developing country medicine.disease_cause law.invention Condoms Risk-Taking Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Condom Residence Characteristics law Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Occupations education Contraception Behavior Gynecology Health Services Needs and Demand Motivation education.field_of_study Chi-Square Distribution Marital Status Transmission (medicine) business.industry virus diseases Men General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Contraception Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual Partners Family planning Family Planning Services Egypt business Attitude to Health Demography |
| Zdroj: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 13:1405-1416 |
| ISSN: | 1687-1634 1020-3397 |
| DOI: | 10.26719/2007.13.6.1405 |
| Popis: | We conducted a cross-sectional study on a randomly selected sample of 2304 males aged 15-49 years from 4 governorates in Lower Egypt to assess their condom use and knowledge and attitudes towards condom use. Condoms were considered an effective method of contraception and prevention of transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by 60.5% and 60.0% respectively. Only 23.9% had ever used condoms mainly for contraception but 26.8% would consider using them in the future. A quarter reported knowing now to use condoms properly. Obstacles to condom use included perceived lack of need (75.7%) rejection by partner (57.6%) and hazards of condoms (31.9%). The majority knew about HIV/AIDS (90.8%) but a few at risk of STIs (11.2%) or HIV infection (10.3%). (authors) |
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