HIV prevention and marriage: Peer group effects on condom use acceptability in rural Kenya

Cordero‐Coma, Julia

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.005

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“…Peer support has been defined as ‘support from a person who possesses experiential knowledge of a specific behavior or stressor and similar characteristics as the target population [ 9 ]. Peer support helps reduce or prevent problematic health behaviours [ 10 , 11 ], vascular disease [ 12 ], HIV [ 13 , 14 ], Parkinson’s disease [ 15 ], etc. The success of peer support appears to be due in part to the nonhierarchical, reciprocal relationship that is created through the sharing of similar life experiences [ 9 ], and psychosocial processes that may be important in peer support including social support, experiential knowledge, and those described by social learning theory, social comparison theory and the helper–therapy principle [ 16 ].…”

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Effectiveness of peer support for improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Effectiveness of peer support for improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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“…Several studies have been done on the sexuality of the youth, with several indicating that the youth are sexually active (e.g. Ndati, 2013;Coma, 2014;NACC, 2015). From the respondents who participated in this study, least half of them (50.4 percent) indicated that they were sexually active.…”

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“…Studies done in Kenya have confirmed low condom use among youths, despite the fact the condoms are easy to access and youths have sufficient knowledge about the use of condoms. A study by Coma (2014) revealed that although 72 percent of respondents reported to have access to condoms, only 11.1 percent males and 26.3 percent females reported condom use in their last sex encounter. This corroborates studies done in the USA among high school students that showed that despite knowledge on effectiveness of condoms, nearly 40 percent of youths were sexually active but not using condoms (Haley et al, 2013).…”

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“…A study by Coma (2014) found that although 72 percent of the respondents reported to have access to condoms, only 11.1 percent of men and 26.3 percent of women reported condom use in their last sex encounter. This is despite the several communication interventions that have been done to address the issue.…”

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“…This paper examines the perception of youth towards risk of HIV/AIDS infection and how it affects their condom use decisions. Coma (2014), in a study in rural Kenya, noted that from the respondents contacted for the study, the median age for sex debut was 15 years for females and 12.5 years for males. This corroborates a study done in the United States of America (USA) which found that almost half of high school students were sexually active (CDC, 2012; as cited in Haley, Puskar, Terhorst, Terry, & Charron-Prochownik, 2013).…”

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Perception of HIV/AIDS infection and its effect on condom use among the youth of Kenya’s Kibera Slum

Nganda¹,

Komen²,

Mbogoh³

2020

J. Dev and Commun Stud

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While studies have shown that the total number of new HIV / AIDS infections globally is on the decrease, many Sub Saharan countries continue to record high HIV prevalence. This is the case especially among the youth living in informal settlements such as Kibera slums in Kenya. Proper and consistent condom use has been presented as one of the best ways of preventing the transmission of HIV among the youth whereas abstinence has been found to be a challenge for the youth who are seen as sexually active. Though several behaviour change campaigns have been done in Kenya to promote the use of condoms among the youth, their uptake is still low (Coma, 2014). Consequently, this study sought to find out the factors were influencing condom use decisions among the youth. Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour that links behaviour change to intention to perform behaviour greatly influenced by attitude, social norms and perceived behavioural control. Data for this quantitative study was collected through a questionnaire administered to 400 youths in Kibera and 356 were completed. Data collected were keyed into SPSS for analysis and presented in tables and graphs. Findings of the study revealed that many of the youth were sexually active (51 per cent) but were not using condoms. Their perception was that they were at no risk of infection (53.2 per cent). This perception of not being at risk impedes condom use among the youth hence the high HIV prevalence while another group felt that the free distributed condoms were of low quality. The study recommends that communicators, especially in this era of new media should tailor campaigns to address the perception of youth towards condoms. In addition, condom communication campaigns should link condom use to perception of risk of infection. Key words: Condoms, HIV/AIDS, youth, perception, Kenya, Kibera

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Multilevel determinants of teenage childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of HIV/AIDS

Magadi

2017

Health & Place

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This paper examined national variations and multilevel determinants of teenage childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the context of HIV/AIDS using data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 29 countries of SSA. Results showed significant community and national variations in teenage childbearing, partly explained by socio-economic and HIV/AIDS context. At community level, lower HIV/AIDS stigma, higher wealth and female education were associated with lower teenage childbearing. However, national socio-economic status had an intricate relationship with teenage childbearing. Higher national GDP per-capita was generally associated with higher teenage childbearing, and this relationship was stronger in lower HIV prevalence countries.

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HIV prevention and marriage: Peer group effects on condom use acceptability in rural Kenya

Cited by 12 publications

References 33 publications

Effectiveness of peer support for improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Effectiveness of peer support for improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Perception of HIV/AIDS infection and its effect on condom use among the youth of Kenya’s Kibera Slum

Multilevel determinants of teenage childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of HIV/AIDS

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