Patterns of condom use in a university student population residing in a high-risk area for HIV infection

Milić, Marija; Gazibara, Tatjana; Stevanović, Jasmina; Parlić, Milan; Nicholson, Desmond; Mitić, Katarina; Lazić, Dragoslav; Dotlić, Jelena

doi:10.1080/13625187.2020.1766674

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“…A similar percentage was reported for 1017 first-and fourth-year students from the University of Pristina in Kosovo regarding the use of condoms following their most recent sexual encounter and encounters with casual partners [32]. The factors associated with condom use following recent sexual encounters were gender, the use of medical sources of information about HIV, having a positive approach to HIV testing, and not having had a sexually transmitted infection [32]. These data corroborate some of the findings of the present study.…”

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Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Young People in Greece

Voyiatzaki

Venetikou

Papageorgiou

et al. 2021

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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect mainly young individuals and cause health, social, and economic problems worldwide. The present study used a web questionnaire to assess the awareness, knowledge, sexual behaviors, and common practices regarding STDs in young Greek adults. The 1,833 individuals, aged 18–30 years, who responded to the study seem to be particularly knowledgeable regarding STDs such as AIDS (97.7%), warts (97%), Chlamydia (92.2%), genital herpes (89.9%), syphilis (81.9%), and gonorrhea (72.1%), whereas lower percentages were noted for trichomoniasis (39.3%), Molluscum contagiosum (12.9%), mycoplasmosis (11.6%), and amoebiasis (7.4%). Regarding oral STD transmission, participants replied correctly for genital herpes (45%), warts (35.8%), and AIDS (HIV; 33.8%), whereas 30.2% were unfamiliar with oral sexual transmission. Of the participants, 52% were not aware that STDs might cause infertility. Only 40.4% of the respondents reported always using condoms during sexual intercourse, and 48.6% had never been tested for STDs. The majority of the young population (55%) presented a moderate knowledge STD score (41–60%) and was associated with demographic parameters such as age, gender, sexual preference, number of sexual partners, and residence (p < 0.05). These findings provide important information regarding the prevention of STDs and highlight the significance of developing more effective sex education programs for young people in Greece.

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Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Young People in Greece

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Papageorgiou

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“…De acuerdo con Baruch (2014) y Bastida, (2015, esta población se caracteriza por "vivir el momento", "tener sexo de verdad" sin uso de condón en sus relaciones sexuales (bareback), por lo que surge la necesidad de evaluar en otras muestras de hombres, en diferentes contextos. Inclusive tomando en cuenta el tipo de pareja sexual, algunos autores coinciden en que el uso del condón es más frecuente cuando se tienen relaciones sexuales con pareja ocasional que con una pareja regular (Huang et al, 2020;Milic et al, 2020).…”

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Validación de la escala de percepción de riesgo ante el VIH (EPR-VIH) en hombres

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Negrete-Rodríguez

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El objetivo de la presente investigación fue desarrollar y evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de una escala orientada a medir la percepción de riesgo ante el VIH en hombres. Participaron 1008 hombres con una edad promedio de 31 años, la mitad de ellos con diagnóstico de VIH. Se diseñó y aplicó una escala en formato tipo likert sobre la percepción de riesgo ante la transmisión del VIH por vía sexual (EPR-VIH). El análisis factorial exploratorio arrojó tres factores, prácticas sexuales de riesgo, situaciones de transmisión de VIH y prácticas sexuales seguras que en su conjunto tienen una varianza explicada de 44.90 y una consistencia interna de .78; además se encontró una validez concurrente entre la escala y la consistencia en el uso del condón. Se discuten los resultados en términos de la importancia de contar con instrumentos válidos y confiables sobre percepción de riesgo ante el VIH en hombres.

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“…For the purpose of this study, we used 33 of 58 items in the questionnaire. The selection of the 33 items was based on their relevance for the study aim, while other items (regarding sources of information about HIV, HIV‐related knowledge, approach to HIV testing and self‐perceived risk for HIV previous contact with PLHIV and actions after learning one's HIV status) have been analysed elsewhere (Milic, Dotlic, et al, 2020; Milic, Gazibara, et al, 2020). In this study, the focus was to assess a composite attitudes score based on only one questionnaire segment with 17 items, which examined students' attitudes towards HIV and PLHIV.…”

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“…To have a robust model with optimum fit, it is advised to include only those variables which explain higher proportions of variance of the outcome (Schneider et al., 2010). Because of this, we classified the independent variables based on the model fit, but also with consideration of metrics in the previous analysis (Milic, Dotlic, et al, 2020; Milic, Gazibara, et al, 2020). Thus, the independent variables were classified according to groups that logically relate to one another and could be used to describe characteristics in population‐based research (Austin & Steyerberg, 2015; Schneider et al., 2010).…”

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Positive attitudes towards persons living with HIV in North Kosovo: The university students' perspective

Milić

Dotlić

Gazibara

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HIV‐related stigma could delay the identification and treatment of persons living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly in regions affected by ethnic conflicts. The aims of this study were to assess attitudes towards PLHIV and examine factors associated with stronger positive attitudes towards PLHIV among university students in the Serbian province of Kosovo. A cross‐sectional study was conducted at the University of Pristina temporarily settled in Kosovska Mitrovica during the academic year 2013–2014. A total of 1,017 first‐ and fourth‐year students completed an anonymous questionnaire about socio‐demographic characteristics, PLHIV, high‐risk groups for acquiring HIV and health behaviour. The main outcome measure was the Attitude Score (ATS), calculated as a sum of points awarded for all attitude‐related items. The majority of students (84%) expressed positive attitudes towards PLHIV, while others were indecisive. Most students held negative opinions about persons who use drugs (64%), homosexual persons of both genders (50%) and sex workers (42%). Being female (odds ratio [OR] = 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05–2.09) and older (OR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.03–1.24), not doing paid work while studying (OR = 3.35, 95% CI = 1.63–6.84), studying health‐related disciplines (β = −0.113, 95% CI = −0.085 to −2.747), having stronger positive attitudes towards homosexual persons of both genders (OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.64–0.94) and not using illicit drugs (β = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.03–4.20) were associated with stronger positive attitudes towards PLHIV. Social inclusion of PLHIV and individuals at high risk for acquiring HIV could help reduce the HIV‐related stigma.

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Patterns of condom use in a university student population residing in a high-risk area for HIV infection

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Young People in Greece

Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Young People in Greece

Validación de la escala de percepción de riesgo ante el VIH (EPR-VIH) en hombres

Positive attitudes towards persons living with HIV in North Kosovo: The university students' perspective

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