Condom use at last sexual relationship among adolescents of Santiago Island, Cape Verde,

Condom use at last sexual relationship among adolescents of Santiago Island, Cape Verde, - West Africa

Published:2012-11-15 Issue:1 Volume:9 Page:
ISSN:1742-4755
Container-title:Reproductive Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Reprod Health

Author:

Tavares Carlos Mendes,Schor Néia,Valenti Vitor E,Kanikadan Paula Yuri Sugishita,de Abreu Luiz Carlos

Abstract

Abstract Objective To estimate factors associated with condom use at last sexual intercourse among adolescents. Methods Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 368 sexually active adolescents aged 13–17 years from eight public high schools on Santiago Island, Cape Verde, 2007. The level of significance was 5.0% obtained from logistic regression, considering the association between condom use and socio-demographic, sexual and reproductive variables. Results The prevalence of condom use at last sexual intercourse was 94.9%. Factors associated with condom use at last sexual relationship were: non-Catholic religion (OR=0.68, 95%CI: 0.52; 0.88) and affective-sexual partnership before the interview (OR=5.15, 95%CI: 1.79; 14.80). Conclusions There was a high prevalence of condom use at last sexual intercourse of adolescents.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Reproductive Medicine

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/1742-4755-9-29.pdf

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