Psychosocial Correlates of Condom Use Intentions among Junior High School Students in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana

Krugu, John K.; Mevissen, Fraukje E. F.; Debpuur, Cornelius; Ruiter, Robert A. C.

doi:10.1080/19317611.2015.1124162

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“…This study uses the socio-cognitive factors of behavioral intention, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control/ self-efficacy to assess associations with actual sexual behavior. The study also includes other factors such as knowledge and psychological barriers that have been widely used and studied in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as predictors of behavior (Obare et al, 2011;Bakibinga et al, 2016;Eggers et al, 2016;Krugu, Mevissen, Debpuur, & Ruiter, 2016). The outcome measure are the actual sexual behaviors (condom use, multiple sexual partnerships, and contraception use) among sexually active adolescent girls.…”

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Socio-Cognitive Factors Associated With Condom Use, Multiple Sexual Partnerships, and Contraception Use Among Sexually-Active Adolescent Girls in Uganda

Nalukwago¹,

Crutzen

Borne

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GJHS

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Many adolescent girls start sexual activity early which exposes them to health risks of HIV and unplanned pregnancies. However, adolescent girls are less likely than boys to initiate discussion or demand use of condoms. Multiple sexual partnerships among girls are reported to be on the rise with eminent transactional sex and pre-marital relationships. The unmet need for contraception among adolescent girls is also high. A cross-sectional survey covering 16 districts in Uganda assessed the socio-cognitive factors associated with condom use, multiple sexual partnerships and contraception use among sexually active adolescent girls (N=255). There were strong associations between feeling confident to discuss contraceptive methods with a partner (OR = 9.41, 95 % CI = 3.54, 25.06), being comfortable to use contraception (OR = 30.61, 95% CI = 4.10, 228.64), discussing contraception use with someone (OR = 10.53, 95% CI = 5.61, 19.78), and contraception use. Whereas knowledge was found to have no significant relationship with service uptake, information services remain important in clearing any misconceptions and addressing any health concerns. It is imperative to explore communication factors including skills development and providing adequate health information to guide dialogue among adolescents and their key influencers.

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Socio-Cognitive Factors Associated With Condom Use, Multiple Sexual Partnerships, and Contraception Use Among Sexually-Active Adolescent Girls in Uganda

Nalukwago¹,

Crutzen

Borne

et al. 2018

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“…However, affective responses to condom use may vary more widely and can prompt aversion to them [ 14 ]. Aversion to condoms may be explained by a variety of factors, including discriminatory views among heterosexuals like association with homosexuality, stigma related to HIV, and perceived impurity, to a perceived reduction of pleasure [ 14 , 17 , 23 ]. As these affective pressures exist in both Western and non-Western contexts, the same trend of inconsistent condom use irrespective of sexual health risk knowledge emerges.…”

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Condoms, Trust and Stealthing: The Meanings Attributed to Unprotected Hetero-Sex

Alam

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2021

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University students tend to have greater sexual health knowledge than the general public, yet condom use among this group continues to be a public health concern because effective condom use could reduce sexually transmitted infections and, for heterosexual women, unwanted pregnancies. We report findings from a small, qualitative study of condom use among sexually active heterosexual university students in the UK. In interviews, students shared their views about condom use and sometimes their personal experiences too. This paper identifies some of the meanings attributed to condom use in the accounts of nine heterosexually active 20–25 year-olds. Participants explained that when they felt comfortable communicating with their partners, they were more likely to use condoms, and those with negative sexual experiences or under social or psychological pressure were less likely to use them. The findings highlight issues of trust and power between men and women in heterosexual relationships, and describe contexts for dishonest sexual practice, including the traditional notions of femininity that were linked to condom use by this group. The issue of stealthing arose in one woman’s account of her experience and in several others’ reports of what occurs commonly. Stealthing, the secretive removal of a condom by a (usually male) partner during sexual intercourse without a partner’s knowledge or permission, produces non-consensual unprotected sex. We present stealthing as a product of the sexual double-standards described and as a form of interpersonal violence (IPV) and, among these heterosexual partners, as a form of gender-based violence. This study provides a glimpse into university students’ decision-making regarding condom use and highlights how gendered inequalities shape heterosex, in particular, communication about safer sex, that in some cases, compromise women’s decisions about (safer) sex.

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“…With the advent of the AIDS epidemic, STIs, unmet need for family planning and high prevalence of unintended pregnancies in SSA, integral efforts to increase the practice of safer sex through the use of condoms have been suggested by major stakeholders and considered as very crucial towards intervention programmes and policy [29][30][31][32]. For most sexually active people, besides sex with an uninfected sexual partner, condom use is the only effective technique that guarantees protection against HIV and some other STIs [33,34].…”

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“…Given the vital role men play in the acceptance and utilization of contraceptives by partners, it is imperative and would be interesting to further investigate the connection between their exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among a cohort of never married men that previous research has ignored. Further, due to the high vulnerability of sexually active people to HIV/STIs and the risks of unintended pregnancy in SSA [30][31][32]50,51], it is for planned interventions and policy importance to better understand family planning messages and condom use behavior among sexually active men in order to help sexually active people lead healthy sexual and reproductive lives [45,52]. By increasing research on male involvement in reproductive health decision making, male partners can improve couple-level reproductive health outcomes by using condoms consistently with sexual partners to prevent HIV/STIs and unwanted pregnancies.…”

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Understanding the association between exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among never married men in Ghana

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Background Despite considerable efforts to promote condom use, sexually active people in sub-Sahara Africa still engage in risky sexual behaviours, with condom use relatively low. With this high vulnerability of these persons to HIV and sexually transmitted infections, research related to exposure to family planning messages to help curb this trend remains sparse. This study examined how exposure to family planning messages in the midst of some socio-demographic factors is associated with consistent condom use among sexually active never married men in Ghana. Methods Data were obtained from the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of Ghana. Only never married men (15–64 years) who have had sexual experience in the last 12 months were included in the analysis (N = 971). Frequencies, percentages, chi-square tests and binary logistic regression analyses were carried out. Results of the binary logistic regression analysis were presented using crude odds ratios (cOR) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR). Results The results showed that only 26.15% of sexually active never married men in Ghana consistently used condom during sex. Men who were exposed to family planning messages were 51% more likely use condom consistently compared to those who are not exposed [aOR = 1.51, CI = 1.04–2.18]. In terms of the covariates, the likelihood of consistent condom use among men in Ghana was lower among those aged 35 years and above compared to those aged 15–24 [aOR = 0.46 CI = 0.21–0.99]. The odds of consistent condom use among men increased with level of education, with men with higher level of education having the highest odds of consistent condom use compared to those with no formal education [aOR = 9.98, CI = 2.05–48.46]. Men of the richest wealth quintile were more likely to use condom consistently compared to those of the poorest wealth quintile [aOR = 2.62, CI = 1.30–5.27]. Higher odds of consistent condom use was found among men who dwelled in the Central, Northern, and Upper East regions compared to those of the Western region. Conclusion Our findings have established a strong association between exposure to family planning messages alongside age, educational level, wealth, and region of residence and consistent condom use. Men exposed to family planning messages were more likely to use condoms consistently. Designed programs should use intervention strategies that focus on interactive and participatory educational activities to improve sexually active men’s interpersonal communication on family planning messages, especially on consistent condom use with their sexual partners.

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Psychosocial Correlates of Condom Use Intentions among Junior High School Students in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana

Cited by 12 publications

References 49 publications

Socio-Cognitive Factors Associated With Condom Use, Multiple Sexual Partnerships, and Contraception Use Among Sexually-Active Adolescent Girls in Uganda

Socio-Cognitive Factors Associated With Condom Use, Multiple Sexual Partnerships, and Contraception Use Among Sexually-Active Adolescent Girls in Uganda

Condoms, Trust and Stealthing: The Meanings Attributed to Unprotected Hetero-Sex

Understanding the association between exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among never married men in Ghana

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