Barriers to Condom Use among High Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
| العنوان: | Barriers to Condom Use among High Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men in Uganda: A Qualitative Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Jim Arinaitwe, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Geofrey Musinguzi, Geoffrey Mujisha, Fred Nuwaha, Hilde Bastiaens, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Juliet Kiguli |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e0132297 (2015) PLoS ONE |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Risk, Safe Sex, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, medicine.medical_specialty, Unprotected Sexual Intercourse, Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Sexual Behavior, media_common.quotation_subject, Health Behavior, Psychological intervention, Pain, lcsh:Medicine, HIV Infections, Transactional sex, Health Services Accessibility, law.invention, Men who have sex with men, Condoms, Young Adult, Condom, law, Environmental health, medicine, Humans, Uganda, Homosexuality, Misinformation, Homosexuality, Male, lcsh:Science, media_common, Gynecology, Multidisciplinary, Negotiating, business.industry, lcsh:R, virus diseases, Fear, Exploratory Behavior, Female, lcsh:Q, Human medicine, Homophobia, business, Engineering sciences. Technology, Research Article, Qualitative research |
| الوصف: | Background Unprotected sexual intercourse is a major risk factor for HIV transmission. Men who have sex with men (MSM) face challenges in accessing HIV prevention services, including condoms. However, there is limited in-depth assessment and documentation of the barriers to condom use among MSM in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we examine the barriers to condom use among MSM in Uganda. Methods The data for this study were extracted from a larger qualitative study conducted among 85 self-identified adult (>18 years) MSM in 11 districts in Uganda between July and December 2013. Data on sexual behaviours and access and barriers to condom use were collected using semi-structured interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. This paper presents an analysis of data for 33 MSM who did not use condoms at last sex, with a focus on barriers to condom use. Analysis was conducted using the content analysis approach. Results Six major barriers to condom use were identified: Difficulties with using condoms, access challenges, lack of knowledge and misinformation about condom use, partner and relationship related issues, financial incentives and socio-economic vulnerability, and alcohol consumption. Conclusion The findings suggest that several reasons account for lack of condom use among high-risk MSM. The findings are valuable to inform interventions needed to increase condom use among MSM. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f09cd013533eb899b5fa9e1773aa07c4Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4501754?pdf=renderTest |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f09cd013533eb899b5fa9e1773aa07c4 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19326203 |
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