HIV/AIDS Risk Factors
Condom use low among youth in Madagascar
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 27th, 2006
"The objective of this study was to identify the key determinants of condom use with regular and casual partners among youth in Madagascar. Data stem from a reproductive health survey conducted in October-December 2000 among a representative sample of 2440 youth aged 15-24 living in Toamasina province," researchers in the United States report.
According to D. Meekers and colleagues at Tulane University in New Orleans, "Following theoretical models of behavior change, logistic regression was used to assess the effect of AIDS awareness, personal risk perception, condom access, perceived condom effectiveness,...
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