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Pattern of condom use among clients at a Nigerian HIV Counseling and Testing Centre.

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    • المصدر:
      Publisher: Biomed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101462768 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1756-0500 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17560500 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Res Notes Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: London : Biomed Central, 2008.
    • الموضوع:
      Community Health Centers* ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Condoms/*trends ; Counseling/*trends ; HIV Infections/*prevention & control ; Safe Sex/*statistics & numerical data ; Unsafe Sex/*prevention & control; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Educational Status ; Female ; HIV Infections/diagnosis ; HIV Infections/psychology ; HIV Infections/transmission ; HIV Infections/virology ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Nigeria ; Odds Ratio ; Risk Reduction Behavior ; Sexual Partners ; Unsafe Sex/psychology ; Young Adult
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Background: Studies in Nigeria have shown that the main route of HIV transmission is sexual intercourse and that effective condom use protects people against infection. The objective of this study was to determine the pattern of condom use among clients of a friendly HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) Centre in Osogbo southwestern Nigeria.
      Methods: This was a review of the HCT Centre records from 2006 to 2010 retrieving socio-demographic information, sexual behaviour, condom use and result of HIV testing. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
      Results: One thousand nine hundred and twenty-one client records were reviewed. The mean age of the study population was 35.4 (SD 10.5) years. The majority (53%) of the respondents were females, 232 (12%) were HIV positive, and 38.2% had multiple sexual partners. Only heterosexual vaginal sex was reported among the clients. Overall 45.2% of the clients did not use a condom in their last sexual act. Factors identified to be significantly associated with non-use of condoms were; younger age, having had higher education and positive HIV status.
      Conclusion: Unprotected heterosexual intercourse was common among the study population, indicating a need to step up HIV preventive programme through behavioural change communication strategy.
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    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20130726 Date Completed: 20131022 Latest Revision: 20241001
    • الموضوع:
      20241001
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC3726365
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.1186/1756-0500-6-289
    • الرقم المعرف:
      23883623