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Abstract
This article discusses some personal and situational factors which hinder the use of condoms among young single adults ages 18 to 25 years engaged in sexual exchange relationships in a Ghanaian town. Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, this article highlights some key impediments often not adequately discussed in the discourse on condom use but considered vital in any attempt to increase condom use and ultimately reduce HIV transmission. The includes the dilemma facing women who want to use condoms for HIV prevention in premarital sexual exchange relationships (quite different from prostitution) contracted with material gain in mind. Women may face the risk of losing material benefits from sexual exchange relationships if the man is unwilling to use condoms. It is recommended that HIV health educators must increase the involvement of young single adults in exploring these and situational impediments and together design interventions to improve condom use.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Barrier Methods; Behavior; Condom; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Gender Issues; Gender Relations; Ghana; Hiv Infections--prevention and control; Interpersonal Relations; Obstacles; Organization And Administration; Partner Communication; Population; Population Characteristics; Premarital Sex Behavior; Research Report; Risk Behavior; Risk Reduction Behavior; Sex Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Viral Diseases; Western Africa; Women's Status; Youth
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9721383
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Educ Prev ISSN： 0899-9546