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Knowledge, attitudes & barriers to condom use among female sex workers and truck
drivers in Uganda: a mixed-methods study
#MMPMID24940328
Matovu JK
; Ssebadduka NB
Afr Health Sci
2013[Dec]; 13
(4
): 1027-33
PMID24940328
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BACKGROUND: There is limited documentation on knowledge, attitudes and barriers
to condom use among female sex workers (FSWs) and truck drivers (truckers).
OBJECTIVE: To explore knowledge, attitudes and barriers to condom use among FSWs
and truckers operating along major transport corridors in Uganda. METHODS:
Structured questionnaires were administered to explore FSWs' and truckers'
knowledge of and attitudes towards condom use among 259 FSWs and 261 truckers.
Qualitative data were collected on barriers to condom use using focus group
discussions. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS while qualitative data
were audio-recorded, transcribed and thematically analyzed. RESULTS: Condom
knowledge was high with 97% of FSWs and 95% of truckers agreeing with the
statement, "using condoms properly and consistently reduces risk of HIV
infection". Attitudes towards condom use were generally favorable with 91% of
FSWs and 82% of truckers agreeing with the statement, "condom use is the best
method of HIV prevention". Qualitative findings show that poverty, refusal to use
condoms by male partners, alcohol use before sex and beliefs that condoms 'kill
the mood for sex' remain key barriers to consistent condom use. CONCLUSIONS:
Consistent condom use among FSWs and truckers is still hampered by economic and
relationship factors.
|*Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
[MESH]
|*Sexual Partners
[MESH]
|Adult
[MESH]
|Condoms/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Cross-Sectional Studies
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|HIV Infections/epidemiology/*prevention & control
[MESH]