Factors associated with sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, West Africa

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ID5229880
AutoresCarlos Mendes Tavares (0000-0001-8808-922X, Universidade de São Paulo), Naomi Schor (0000-0002-1665-491X, Universidade de São Paulo), Néia Schor (Universidade de São Paulo), Ivan França Junior (0000-0002-7004-7301, Universidade de São Paulo), Simone Grilo Diniz (Universidade de São Paulo)
Ano2009
Volume25
Fascículo9
Páginas1969-1980
Data de publicação2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2009000900011
PMID19750384
OpenAlexW2142637278
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2009000900011
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas8

The current study focuses on factors associated with sexual initiation and condom use among teenagers on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, according to gender. This was a representative, probabilistic sample of 13-to-17-year-olds (n = 768) attending public secondary schools on Santiago Island in 2007. Associations were tested by test of proportion, Pearson's chi-square, or Fisher's exact test and logistic regression. Factors related to sexual initiation among boys were: age over 14 years, Catholic religion, and alcohol consumption. For girls, the factors included: > 9 years of schooling and involvement in an affective-sexual relationship. Unlike other Sub-Saharan countries, this study showed a high prevalence of condom use during initial sexual activity. Adolescents are able to safely begin sexually active life if they have access to information, sex education, and other STD prevention and contraceptive methods. This study provides insights on the development of policies to reduce the vulnerability of the young population to STD/AIDS and the limits and challenges related to the promotion of condom use and sex education, focusing on unequal gender relations

Archaeology · Cape · Cape verde · Condom · Ethnology · Family medicine · Geography · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · North west · Sociology · West indies · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare