Patterns of Caribbean Masculinities and Condom Compliance Among Males in Grenada

The construction of Caribbean male identities based on ideas of masculinity has raised widespread concerns across the island states, and in a region with such high rates of teenage pregnancy (18%), stigmatizing safe sex, contraception, and HIV/AIDS prevalence can only exacerbate the problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which males use condoms and to explore the association of condom use with their concern with acquiring and transmission of sexually transmitted infections.

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in relation to safe sex, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV/AIDS among remote living north Queensland youth

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00554.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. S52-S56 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Patricia Fagan ◽

Paula McDonell

Keyword(s):

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Safe Sex ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Hiv Aids

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DESCRIBING STI/STD AND CONDOM USE BEHAVIOR AMONG POLICE EMPLOYEES IN POLICE TRAINING COLLEGE AT SHEHDADPUR, SANGHAR, SINDH

Pakistan Journal of Public Health ◽

10.32413/pjph.v6i4.4 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 5-9

Author(s):

Abdul Jabbar ◽

Sheh Mureed ◽

Walid Hassan

Keyword(s):

Condom Use ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Latin American ◽

Police Training ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Hiv Aids

Background: STI/STD are diseases related with unsafe sexual practices or infections. It is estimated that more than 340 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections. Throughout the world in men and women aged15â€“49 years, with the largest proportion in the region of south and south-east Asia, Followed by sub Saharan Africa, and Latin American and the Caribbean.Objectives: To assess the perception and awareness regarding STI/STD and use of condom and to assess the barriers for condom use as prevention of STI/STD among police Employees.Methods: A cross sectional study was design to collect data from male police employees of police training college of Shahdadpur, Sanghar, aged 20 to 50 years, and total study sample was calculated to be 105. A questionnaire was developed for collection of the data, and data was analyzed by using different tools of MS-excel and SPSS 20.0 versions.Results: 90% of the participants were aware about sexually transmitted infections (STIS), 82% were also aware that to be limited only one sexual partner .75% of them were known that condom can protect from STIS. Whereas 90% of the participants believed that by sharing food with any STI patient it does not spread the disease.94% participants were aware that the STIS and HIV/AIDS can be transmitted from mother to her child during pregnancy. Overall 80% were aware about hepatitis A, B, C and HIV/AIDS and remaining 90% were unaware about other STIS.Conclusion: The study concludes that police employees has high level of knowledge about condom usage as prevention of STIs but stigma attached with usage of condoms as they feel shy by purchasing the condoms.

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Love, Betrayal, and Sexual Intimacy

10.5406/illinois/9780252039607.003.0004 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Emily Margaretten

Keyword(s):

Condom Use ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexual Intimacy ◽

Unprotected Intercourse ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Hiv Aids

This chapter considers why the Point Place females, who are aware of how HIV/AIDS is transmitted, agree to unprotected intercourse. Certainly, material circumstances impinge on their capacity to negotiate condom use, yet this does not fully account for why the Point Place females use condoms with boyfriends who reside outside the building but not with those who reside within the building. Their construction of “outside” and “inside” boyfriends is connected to notions of trust and, more specifically, to acts of nakana—which in isiZulu means “to care about or take notice of one another.” This in turn opens them up to the risks of sexually transmitted infections, which they view as acceptable when compared to the perils of being unloved or forsaken on the streets.

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Increasing Awareness and Knowledge among Adult Latinos regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections

Multicultural Learning and Teaching ◽

10.1515/mlt-2019-0004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ijeoma S. Eze ◽

Margaret Brady ◽

Beth Keely

Keyword(s):

Condom Use ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Low Income ◽

Outpatient Clinic ◽

The United States ◽

Consistent Condom ◽

Contributing Factors ◽

Consistent Condom Use ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Post Test

AbstractLatinos in the United States are disproportionately affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They account for about 24 % of newly diagnosed AIDS cases each year and are two to three times more likely to develop STIs when compared with non-Latino whites. Limited knowledge of STIs has remained one of the contributing factors to the disparity. The purpose of this study was to implement an educational bundle and evaluate its effectiveness in increasing STI knowledge and consistent condom use among adult Latinos seen in an outpatient clinic that serves low income patients. A pre- and post-test design was used to evaluate changes in STI knowledge and consistency of condom use. The educational bundle consisted of YouTube STI-related videos, a pre-designed one to one educational session, provision of condoms and STI-related educational materials. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data at baseline and one week post implementation of the educational bundle. Forty-six Latinos (18 females and 28 males) ranging in ages 19 to 60 years participated in the project. The total mean STI knowledge and condom use frequency improved from pre-test (M = 1.67, M = 3.09) to post-test (M = 3.80, M = 5.33). Results of paired samples t-tests demonstrated statistically significant differences between total mean STI knowledge (t(45) = –15.48, p < 0.001) and condom use frequency (t(45) = –7.09, p < 0.001) at pre-test and post-testing. The educational bundle was effective in increasing STI knowledge and consistent condom use among adult Latinos in an outpatient clinic. Further study needs to be done to determine the long-term effect of this mode of education for this population.

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