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   Patterns and Determinants of Consistent Condom Use Among Cameroonian Soldiers  
   
نویسنده Bain Luchuo Engelbert ,Clovis Nkeh Charles ,Ditah Chobufo Muchi ,Ekukwe Nkoke Clovis ,Kongnyuy Eugene Justine
منبع Journal Of Archives In Military Medicine - 2017 - دوره : 5 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:1 -6
چکیده    Background: despite numerous health promotion interventions lately conducted, the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) remainsa major cause of morbidityandmortality in sub-saharan africa. it is reported that military personnelhave a higher prevalence of hiv, compared with the general population. condom use remains a cheap, easy-to-use, and effective device to prevent the spread of hiv. growing evidence, however, suggests its underuse among the military personnel. methods: the current cross sectional study included 325 consenting male and female soldiers from 8 different battalions. characteristics of the study participants were summarized using frequencies and proportions. associations between the studied variables were investigated using the chi-square test of independency; p values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. results were presented in the form of tables and graphs. data analysis was conducted using spss version 20.0. results: only 28% of the participants used condom during the last unsafe sexual contact. over 85% of them reported that condoms were always available. half (50%) of the participants were ashamed to buy condoms. the most commonly reasons for not using condomswere drunkenness (37.5%), trust in the sexual partner (26.5%), tobaccosmoking(11.1%), not interested to use acondom(8.9%), and dislike/refusal of condom use by the partner. main reasons of inconsistent use of condoms included drunkenness, shyness to buycondomsandunavailability in the respective battalions. trust in sex partners,condomuse/sex related stigma, andalcohol abuse were the major determinants of inconsistent condom use during unsafe sexual relations among cameroonian soldiers. conclusions: unprotected sexual practice amongst cameroonian soldiers was high. despite the reported high availability of condoms( 85%), only 28% of the study respondents usedcondomsduring their last sexual intercourse with different partners. consistent condom use was sub-optimal among cameroonian military staff.
کلیدواژه Hiv ,Soldiers ,Condom Use ,Cameroon
آدرس Vu University, Faculty Of Earth And Life Sciences, Athena Institute For Research On Innovation And Communication In Health And Life Sciences, Netherlands. Centre For Population Studies And Health Promotion, Cameroon. Ministry Of Defense, Department Of Military Health, Cameroon, Ministry Of Defense, Department Of Military Health, Cameroon, Hebrew University Of Jerusalem, Braun School Of Public Health And Community Medicine, Buea Regional Hospital, Cardiology Service, Cameroon, United Nations Population Fund(Unfpa), Nigeria
 
     
   
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