THE INTENTION TO USE FEMALE CONDOM IN CAMEROON: AN ANALYSIS OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR
This study, conducted in Cameroon, among 1944 women and men, tries to predict the intention to use the female condom. The results indicate that both sexes achieve low intention scores, especially in beliefs, male condom preference over femidon, social valuation, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. In addition, variables, usually absent in models of reasoned action and planned behavior, can improve their predictive value. Even if sex explains a significant part of the variation in intention, this part is also less important than those of certain socio-demographic variables. We wonder if it is not to them, rather than to the woman for whom it is primarily intended, that we should address the Femidon.