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Abstract
Personal efficacy and self protection- acceptability of condom use and HIV/AIDS awareness in an oil and gas producing community in Nigerias Niger delta-baseline findings
Fajola A.1, Mosuro O.1, Fakunle B.2
Objectives: The environmental and social health impact assessment (ESHIA) program of Shell Nigeria enhances positive health impacts and mitigates potential negative impacts in its oil exploration communities. With the new Shell-built power plant in Afam, social and sexual networking with field based oil workers "mobile, men with money" and the community occurs with adverse sexual health effects. Unprotected sex is a common mode of HIV/AIDS transmission in Nigeria and condom use has been proven to substantially reduce risk of infection. Objectives: are to assess the Afam community people’s ability to initiate condom use with partners To determine if CSW use condoms with all their partner types.
Methods: Using multi stage stratified sampling, 2,113 males (15-64 years) and females (15-49 years) were interviewed using quantitative and qualitative methods.
Results: Only 41% of married couples had ever discussed condom use (CU). 42.9% of female spouses compared to 39% of males discuss CU with partners, inversely in singles, 50.3% of males discuss CU compared to 41% of females. 47% have discussed CU with boy/girlfriends while 51% discussed with casual partners. Only 40% of CSW discussed CU with clients.
Even with relatively cheap condoms in Nigeria, only 58% felt condoms were affordable, 66% males compared to 45% of females. 63.8% of singles compared to 49% of married couples believed condoms were affordable (p=0.021).
37% of respondents felt they could use condoms correctly and 59% believed they could convince their boy/girlfriends to use condoms. Only 7.5% could convince CSW/casual partner to use condoms. In focus group discussions, 82% of CSW claimed they insist on using condoms with clients but not with boyfriends.
Conclusions: Various target groups still find it difficult to discuss CU with partners. The Shell initiated intervention with an NGO will incorporate peer education a proven and effective way of encouraging condom use.
4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention
Abstract no.
CDC141
Suggested Citation
"FajolaA., et al.
Personal efficacy and self protection- acceptability of condom use and HIV/AIDS awareness in an oil and gas producing community in Nigerias Niger delta-baseline findings.
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4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention:
Abstract no.
CDC141"
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