Abstract
This study entitled "Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to the use of condoms in the fighting against sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS in academic environment» meets the need to identify the level of knowledge, know-how and know-be of students of the ISTM-Goma on the use of condoms to fight and protect themselves from STI. This study focused on 937 students represented by 281 students of Superior Institute of Medical Techniques of Goma, registered in G1, G3, and L2 during the 2017-2018 academic year constituting our sample. It results that: students know the condom (94.3%). Information about condom use-way remains the school, sexual partner, friends and media. Students 71.2% know male and female condoms. Almost all; 92.2% of students say that condoms protect from STI. Thus, all of the students (respondents) say that the condom is for single use. 79.7% of the students of the ISTM-Goma use condoms during sexual relations. Masculine students use more condoms (90.1%) than feminine students (71.9%). Age does not influence the use of condoms in relationships. Less than a quarter (18.5%) of students at ISTM-Goma use systematically condoms during sexual relations and 42.0% use it on each occasional sexual relation. Only 32.7% of women of the ISTM regularly use condoms compared to 67.3% of men. More than half of the ISTM students use the condom for a long time (over 2 years); or 55.2%. ISTM-Goma students impose the use of condoms to their sexual partners, at 54.1%. More than half of the students cancel relation when the sexual partner refuses the use of condoms. The rip (tear) is the most quoted inconvenience by students: 66.2%. Religion-belief (48.6%) constituted the commonest barrier to condom-use. In finish; Students know condoms, ways of knowing them are school, partner friend and medias; they know two kinds of condoms: male and female. Students know that they (condoms) protect against sexual transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and they know how to put it. More of them pay condoms in pharmacies. More of students impose the use of condoms to partners; when partner does refuse to use it, more than the half cancel relation. Rip of condom is the high annoyance gotten. Students are favourable to the use of condoms to fight against STI and HIV/AIDS; religions don’t allow their believers to use condoms.
Highlights
To all continents, Africa has a highest level of HIV/AIDS which propagate themselves the most quickly
In order to support this reaction of countries, many international organisms multiply, by the medias actions of information, education, sensitization and social marketing to make become aware of the risks that the Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI)/HIV/AIDS represent for the sexually active population, and to provide him to least cost, of the condoms
The quasi-totality of students who had participated to this study know condom (94,3%); these results are superior to those founded by the URD of Lomé University (70%) in 2011 [3]; they know it from School, sexual partner, friend and medias
Summary
Africa has a highest level of HIV/AIDS which propagate themselves the most quickly. In order to support this reaction of countries, many international organisms multiply, by the medias actions of information, education, sensitization and social marketing to make become aware of the risks that the STI/HIV/AIDS represent for the sexually active population, and to provide him to least cost, of the condoms. The conjugated effects of the multiform interventions of education and/or sensitization and the operations of social marketing of the condom contributed to make the sexually active population become a more and more great aware of the risk to be infected by the HIV and to return the condom more close to her. Strength is to admit that in spite of these actions, the real change of behaviours, especially the consistent use of condom in sexual intercourse to risk, take time to operate itself and to take place in the reflexes of this population, so that the threat that the continuous HIV/AIDS constitutes to weigh heavily on her. Strength is to admit that in spite of these actions, the real change of behaviours, especially the consistent use of condom in sexual intercourse to risk, take time to operate itself and to take place in the reflexes of this population, so that the threat that the continuous HIV/AIDS constitutes to weigh heavily on her. [3]
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