Document 2116
 DOCN  M94A2116
 TI    Attitudes regarding high risk sexual behaviors and condom use among
       women in the Dominican Republic: study of the urban population of Santo
       Domingo.
 DT    9412
 AU    Del Riego A; Reingold A; Hearst N; Dominican Republic, PAHO/WHO, Santo
       Domingo.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):378 (abstract no. PD0121). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370459
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To estimate levels of condom use and to estimate
       associations of knowledge and attitudes with condom use. METHODS: A
       cross sectional study have been conducted in the urban area of Santo
       Domingo (where 54% of the actually reported AIDS cases comes from). 177
       women between 15-49 years old were interviewed spread in 30 clusters
       within 29 neighborhoods of the city. The sampling was by cluster defined
       by geographic characteristics. Educational material and condoms were
       given to the subjects. RESULTS: No women (0.0%) reported that they had
       had casual sex (sex with a person with whom they had no stable
       relationship) in the past three months, but more than half (56.3%) feel
       they are at risk for AIDS, and only 16.3% of these women said they had
       used a condom in the last sexual intercourse. The reason for considering
       themselves at risk is due to husband or boyfriend's sexual behaviors.
       Even recognicing that their partners are usually involved in risky
       behaviors, they are not able to ask them for condom use. Our analysis
       indicate a good level of information about causes (90.5% of correct
       answers), modes of transmission (97% of correct answers) and prevention
       (96% of correct answers). Women subordination seems to be strongly
       related with condom use. Almost all women (94.2%) said that condoms are
       not for use with husbands or boyfriends and that condom use with one's
       husband is a mistrut sign. CONCLUSIONS: Basic information about AIDS
       doesn't required mayor additional emphasis in women population. Women's
       education programs needs to address their enpowerment. In this order,
       face to face experiences should be development.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION
       Adolescence  Adult  *Condoms  Dominican Republic/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female
       Health Education  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Middle Age  Risk
       Factors  *Sex Behavior  MEETING ABSTRACT

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