Baloch NA, Shah SA; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. WePeC6213.
sindh services hospital, karachi, Pakistan
background: use of condoms for prevention of sexually transmitted infections including hiv/aids in pakistan is very low. the purpose of this study was to know the reasons for low use of condoms so that appropriate interventions are planned for promotion of condoms for disease prevention. methods: pre-structured questionnaire was administered among 100, male patients presenting with signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections results: about 1/3rd of total interviewed patients did not know, that condoms could prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections including hiv/aids. more than 50% of study participants perceived that condoms reduce sexual pleasure therefore they do not use condoms. about 20% of study participants did not use condoms because they could not maintain erection. about 10% of patients, forgot to use condoms, for being under influence of alcohol or drugs. conclusion: lack of information about role of condoms in disease prevention, perceived belief use of condoms reduce sexual pleasure fear of losing erection and influence of drugs were main reasons for not using condoms among patients presenting with sign and symptoms of sexually transmitted infection.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Biomedical Research
- Condoms
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Infection
- Male
- Pakistan
- Questionnaires
- diagnosis
Other ID:
UI: 102259144
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