Determining factors for condom use: A survey of young Italian adults

Tafuri, Silvio; Martinelli, Domenico; Germinario, Cinzia Annatea; Prato, Rosa

doi:10.3109/13625180903427683

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“…How methods smell, taste, feel, and otherwise appeal to the senses can greatly affect their sexual acceptability, particularly for methods used at the time of sexual activity (Severy & Newcomer, 2005). For example, women have described a number of sensory detractions of male condoms (Fennell, 2014;, including irritation (Tafuri, Martinelli, Germinario, & Prato, 2010), smell, or the way they make fingers or penises taste. One of the most frequently cited barriers to using the female condom is its large size, an intimidating factor for some, though likely resolvable with practice and use (Latka, Kapadia, & Fortin, 2008).…”

Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept

Higgins

Smith

2016

The Journal of Sex Research

175

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How contraceptives affect women’s sexual well-being is critically understudied. Fortunately, a growing literature focuses on sexual aspects of contraception, especially hormonal contraception’s associations with libido. However, a more holistic approach to contraceptive sexual acceptability is needed to capture the full range of women’s sexual experiences. We conducted a narrative literature review of this topic, working with an original sample of 3,001 citations published from 2005 to 2015. In Part 1, we draw from a subset of this literature (264 citations) to build a new conceptual model of sexual acceptability. Aspects include macro factors (gender, social inequality, culture, and structure), relationship factors (dyadic influences and partner preferences), and individual factors (sexual functioning, sexual preferences, such as dis/inhibition, spontaneity, pleasure, the sexual aspects of side effects, such as bleeding, mood changes, sexual identity and sexual minority status, and pregnancy intentions). In Part 2, we review the empirical literature on the sexual acceptability of individual methods (103 citations), applying the model as much as possible. Results suggest contraceptives can affect women’s sexuality in a wide variety of positive and negative ways that extend beyond sexual functioning alone. More attention to sexual acceptability could promote both women’s sexual well-being and more widespread, user-friendly contraceptive practices.

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Section: Individual Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept

Higgins

Smith

2016

The Journal of Sex Research

175

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“…About one-fifth (more than 1.2bn) of the global population are adolescents, and many of the world's adolescents live in developing nations [1,2]. Adolescents are perceived to be healthy, however, they are vulnerable and exposed to many health risks leading to premature deaths [2][3][4][5]. In 2015, about 1.3m adolescents died globally from causes that could have been prevented [2].…”

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Barriers on access to and use of adolescent health services in Ghana

Abuosi

Anaba

2019

JHR

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore perceived barriers to accessing and using adolescent health services in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study was a qualitative study adopting a case study design. In total, 24 adolescents were recruited from four adolescent health facilities in Tema, a suburb of Ghana, using convenient sampling. In-depth interviews with respondents were conducted coupled with the taking of field notes and personal observations. Data collection took place between January and May 2017. Data were transcribed, managed and coded for themes. Thematic analysis was guided by Braun and Clarke’s (2006) Framework. Findings The findings of this study revealed that majority of the respondents were females (54 percent) older adolescents (above 15 years (60 percent), students (79 percent)), had junior high school education and stayed with their biological parent(s) (70 percent). Adolescents in this study perceived four main barriers that restrict their access to or use of adolescent health services. The barriers were found at the facility level, provider level, community level and personal level. Originality/value The findings of this study provide evidence-based information for planning adolescent health care interventions that would improve adolescents’ access to and use of health services in Ghana.

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“…Globally, this is a period that has unique potentials for new sexual ideas, experiences and opportunities that affect the behavior of youth. The period of adolescence is plagued by vulnerabilities to biological and socio-cultural problems, lack of adequate health information and services, inadequate life building skills and lack of access and utilization of reproductive health services [11].…”

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“…Adolescence is the most difficult stage in life; where youth try new things including sexual activities [8]. All over the world, adolescents are seen as vulnerable group due to the nature of this stage of growth in the life cycle [9] [10] [11] [12]. Adolescence is a time of major transition between childhood and adulthood.…”

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Perception of Adolescents on the Attitudes of Providers on Their Access and Use of Reproductive Health Services in Delta State, Nigeria

Onokerhoraye¹,

Dudu²

2017

Health

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This paper examines the perception of adolescents on the attitudes of providers on their access and use of reproductive health services (ARHS) in Delta State, Nigeria, with a view of assessing the impact of providers' attitude on the use of adolescents' reproductive health services in Delta State. The study adopted a survey design to collect primary data using questionnaires and focus group discussions (FGDs) from adolescents in a sample of schools. A sample size of 1500 respondents was taken from 12 schools in six Local Government Areas in three Senatorial Districts in Delta State, Nigeria. The locations of the schools were such that six each were in rural and urban communities respectively. The result from the study was that unfriendly attitudes of providers which keep adolescents waiting, inadequate duration of consultations, judgmental attitudes of some providers, lack of satisfactory services provision and lack of confidentiality will put off adolescents from accessing and using adolescents' reproductive health services irrespective of their sex, age, class, religion, residence, ethnic group, parents' education or income levels. The paper concludes that medical personnel take all these issues very seriously when dealing with adolescents to enhance access and use adolescents' reproductive health services in Delta State and indeed Nigeria.

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Determining factors for condom use: A survey of young Italian adults

Abstract: Our survey shows that there are opinions and attitudes held by young adults which hinder condom use. They should be a targeted by health education.

Cited by 12 publications

References 20 publications

The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept

The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept

Barriers on access to and use of adolescent health services in Ghana

Perception of Adolescents on the Attitudes of Providers on Their Access and Use of Reproductive Health Services in Delta State, Nigeria

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