Female Condom Use and Adoption Among Men and Women in a General Low-Income Urban U.S. Population

Weeks, Margaret R.; Zhan, Weihai; Li, Jianghong; Hilario, Helena; Abbott, Maryann; Medina, Zahíra

doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1052-8

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“…This was supported with other antiretroviral treatment as suggested by the results in a study conducted on an urban US population. 15 Data on 2712 subjects were collected through a cross-sectional survey in Tanzania using mass media as a mode of promoting the female condom. In the above study, as well as in a South Africa based study, communication with a peer educator or healthcare provider was found to have a direct positive impact on female condom uptake.…”

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Nurses’ knowledge of and willingness to promote female condom use in Johannesburg Health District

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The female condom is the only current method for female partners to simultaneously prevent both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Studies of various contraceptive methods suggest that providers’ acceptance and endorsement may be a key factor in their clients’ uptake and continued use of a method. Our aim in this study was to assess the relationship between nurses’ knowledge of and their willingness to promote female condom use in 18 public healthcare facilities within the Johannesburg District. The mean score of correct answers of 398 nurses completing an anonymous, self-administered, six-item questionnaire was 4 out of a maximum of 6. Data analysis included the use of descriptive statistics and a chi-square test. It was found that 79% of participants were knowledgeable but only 59% were willing to promote female condom use. There was no association between knowledge of and willingness to promote female condom use. The following significant associations with knowledge and willingness to promote female condom use were found: family planning experience, being employed by a local government authority, working in a primary care clinic and having had informal training on female condom use. Informal training of nurses within the family planning unit in the clinics has the potential to improve nurses’ knowledge and willingness to promote female condom use. Significance: • This is the first study conducted in South Africa on the knowledge of and willingness of healthcare providers to promote female condom use. • An effective strategy is needed to motivate healthcare workers to promote female condom use with their patients. • Informal training of nurses within the family planning unit has the potential to improve nurses’ knowledge of and willingness to promote female condom use.

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Nurses’ knowledge of and willingness to promote female condom use in Johannesburg Health District

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“…The same study further reveled that locality, province, age, education level, marital status and employment status of the women sampled were significantly associated with knowledge of the FC while the actual utilisation of the FC was only predicted by province and age group [ 19 ]. On the other hand, positive attitudes, network exposure and peer influences and norms were found to be significantly associated with FC use among a sample of heterosexual males and females in the US, although overall uptake was very low [ 20 ].…”

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Knowledge, acceptance and utilisation of the female condom among women of reproductive age in Ghana

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BackgroundThe female condom (FC) is the only safe and effective female-initiated method that provides simultaneous protection against unintended pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. Knowledge of FC use among women and the perceptions and attitudes towards condom use can contribute to its uptake as an important public health strategy for HIV prevention in Ghana. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence in this area of public health research to inform interventions. This study seeks to examine women’s knowledge, acceptance and utilisation of the FC and factors that influence its acceptance and utilisation.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used and a total of 380 females between the ages of 15 and 49 years were sampled from the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region, Ghana. A self-administered structured questionnaire measuring the study variables was used, and frequencies, percentages and Chi Square tests were used to analyse the data.ResultsThere is low level of FC use among the women as less than half (48.4%) of the sample were aware of the FC. It was further observed that 21.1, 21.8 and 11.1% of the sample reported friends, media and a public lecture as their sources of knowledge of the FC respectively. It was also observed that there is a low level of FC acceptance and utilisation, and also limited access to the FC from nearby shops/pharmacies (1.8%) and health centres (7.4%).ConclusionsThere is a generally low level of FC awareness, knowledge, acceptance and utilisation and therefore, there is the need for increased public education on the FC and its benefits to women in preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

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“…We recommend that behavioral interventions focusing on condom use promotion among women living with HIV could have greater public health impact if they were part of broad positive prevention programs delivered with a gender perspective (including women-initiated prevention options) and developing actions that involve male partners, family planning counseling, community empowerment, mental health and drug abuse treatment, and safe serostatus disclosure settings 11,55 . As seen in the qualitative syntheses, few studies included issues beyond sexual risk behavior and none approached family planning or included women's partners.…”

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“…The focus on treatment as prevention has achieved recognized success; however, detectable HIV viral loads and imperfect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) were not uncommon. Barrier methods such as condoms remain necessary to achieve broad reduction in HIV and other STI 11,12 , considering that sexual transmission is responsible for most of new HIV cases 9 .…”

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Behavioral interventions to promote condom use among women living with HIV: a systematic review update

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Intervenções comportamentais para promover o uso de preservativo entre mulheres vivendo com HIV: atualização de uma revisão sistemática Intervenciones conductuales para promover el uso del condón entre las mujeres que viven con el VIH: actualización de una revisión sistemática (RR = 0.92; 95%CI: 0.73, 1.16; p = 0.48), 95%CI: 0.96, 1.34; p = 0.15), 95%CI: 0.77, 1.08; p = 0.30). Behavioral interventions also failed to reach positive effect in reduction of unprotected sexual intercourse at 6 months 0.62; 0.21; p = 0.09

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Female Condom Use and Adoption Among Men and Women in a General Low-Income Urban U.S. Population

Cited by 12 publications

References 44 publications

Nurses’ knowledge of and willingness to promote female condom use in Johannesburg Health District

Nurses’ knowledge of and willingness to promote female condom use in Johannesburg Health District

Knowledge, acceptance and utilisation of the female condom among women of reproductive age in Ghana

Behavioral interventions to promote condom use among women living with HIV: a systematic review update

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