Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5175393
AuthorsMariela Felisbino Da Silveira (0000-0002-2861-7139, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Jeremy A Labrecque (0000-0002-1028-2158, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Mariângela Freitas Da Silveira, Iná S Santos (0000-0003-1258-9249, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Jorge U Béria (0000-0002-1598-1089, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Bernardo L Horta (0000-0001-9843-412X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Elaine Tomasi (0000-0001-7328-6044, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Cesar G Victora (0000-0002-2465-2180, Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Year2005
Volume21
Issue5
Pages1557-1564
Publication date2005-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2005000500029
PMID16158162
OpenAlexW2059597726
SciELOS0102-311X2005000500029
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

This study investigated the prevalence of factors associated with condom use during last sexual intercourse in 15-49-year-old women in a probabilistic sample from the urban area of Pelotas, southern Brazil. A questionnaire administered by an interviewer, investigating socioeconomic characteristics and habits, and another (self-administered) questionnaire on sexual behavior-related variables were used. Poisson regression, following a hierarchical model, was used for data analysis. 1,543 women were included, and losses and refusals amounted to 3.5%. Prevalence of condom use in last sexual intercourse was 28.0%. Condom use was positively associated with younger age, greater schooling, non-white color, single marital status, and greater number of sex partners in the previous three months. This suggests that the group most vulnerable to STDs/AIDS due to lack of condom use is white, adult women, in stable unions, with fewer sexual partners

Condom · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Marital status · Poisson regression · Population · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Sex work and related issues

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