Sennen Hounton|Hélène Carabin|Neil Henderson
Towards an understanding of barriers to condom use in rural Benin using the Health Belief Model: A cross sectional survey
Centre Muraz|University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma
hivaids dramatic epidemic century claimed two decade 3 million deaths sub saharan africa heavily affected accounts nearly 70 cases despite awareness campaigns prevention measures recently promotion anti viral regimens prevalence cases deaths still rising prevalence systematic condom use remains low especially rural areas study identifies barriers condom use based health belief model hbm benin west africathe study crosssectional survey conducted june july 2002 two hundred fifty one 251 individuals interviewed using structured questionnaire adapted standardized whogap questionnaire logistic regression used identify factors associated condom usein spite satisfactory knowledge hivaids transmission participants still high risk contracting infection sixty three 63 percents interviewees reported able recognize infected people condom use last occasional intercourse declared 368 males 475 females based hbm failure use condom related perceived lack efficacy 976 371300 perceived quality 361 131991this study identifies perceived efficacy incomplete protective effect perceived utilizationrelated problem reported problem using condoms main barriers condom use hence preventions strategies based increasing perceived risk perceived severity adequate knowledge hivaids may sufficient induce condom use data useful designing improving hivaids prevention outreach programs sub saharan africa