Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil
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 a...
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doaj-a202ae9de7d3460a86ecd8a0c19d11a02020-11-25T03:29:36ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública0102-311X1678-446421515571564S0102-311X2005000500029Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern BrazilMariângela Freitas da Silveira0Iná Silva dos Santos1Jorge Umberto Béria2Bernardo Lessa Horta3Elaine Tomasi4Cesar Gomes Victora5Universidade Federal de PelotasUniversidade Federal de PelotasUniversidade Federal de PelotasUniversidade Federal de PelotasUniversidade Federal de PelotasUniversidade Federal de PelotasThis 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.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2005000500029&lng=en&tlng=enacquired immunodeficiency syndromesexually transmitted diseasessexual behaviorwomen's healthrisk factors |
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Mariângela Freitas da Silveira Iná Silva dos Santos Jorge Umberto Béria Bernardo Lessa Horta Elaine Tomasi Cesar Gomes Victora Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil Cadernos de Saúde Pública acquired immunodeficiency syndrome sexually transmitted diseases sexual behavior women's health risk factors |
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Mariângela Freitas da Silveira Iná Silva dos Santos Jorge Umberto Béria Bernardo Lessa Horta Elaine Tomasi Cesar Gomes Victora |
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Mariângela Freitas da Silveira |
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Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil |
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Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil |
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Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil |
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Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil |
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Factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern Brazil |
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factors associated with condom use in women from an urban area in southern brazil |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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0102-311X 1678-4464 |
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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. |
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome sexually transmitted diseases sexual behavior women's health risk factors |
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