Factors shaping condom use among South African university students
A thematic analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15346403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cleo Protogerou (0000-0002-3876-727X, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Alan J Flisher (University of Cape Town), Lauren G Wild (0000-0001-6849-1246, University of Cape Town) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 215-224 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2014.906081 |
| OpenAlex | W1944414561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 44 |
This study aimed to investigate contextual influences on condom use by South African university students. Twenty one-to-one, semi-structured interviews were conducted with male and female South African undergraduates. The data were thematically analysed. Results revealed that condom use was transient and often unrelated to disease prevention. Condom use was impeded by closer perceived intimacy, gender dynamics, and social stigma against proposing use of condoms in a presumably committed relationship. Public health policies regarding condom, pill and injection pricing / promotion, and religious toleration also hampered condom use, by encouraging a preference over hormonal contraception or proscribing contraceptive measures altogether. The results provide a basis for considering the impact of immediate and wider social contexts on condom use, as proposed by socio-ecological models of HIV risk behaviour
Condom · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Family planning · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Pill · Political science · Population · Promotion (chess · Qualitative research · Research methodology · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |