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Record W1973176537 · doi:10.1016/s0968-8080(06)28253-3

Condoms Become the Norm in the Sexual Culture of College Students in Durban, South Africa

2006· article· en· W1973176537 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueReproductive Health Matters · 2006
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldHealth Professions
TopicAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsCondomDemographyFamily planningQuarter (Canadian coin)Developing countryMedicineFocus groupPopulationNorm (philosophy)Reproductive healthSexual intercourseFamily medicineGynecologyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Research methodologyGeographyPolitical scienceSociologyEconomic growth

Abstract

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RésuméThe aim of this study was to examine the factors contributing to the increase in condom use among college students in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and some of the barriers to consistent condom use. The data were drawn from six focus group discussions with male and female students aged 18–24 in three public tertiary education institutions, supplemented by a survey of 3,000 students aged 17–24. Condoms had become “part of sex” and highly acceptable to the great majority, and were easily accessible. They were primarily being used for preventing pregnancy; many students liked not having to go to a health facility for supplies. Less than half of male and only a third of female students thought male partners had greater influence over the decision whether a condom was used. If a woman requested condoms, men and women agreed the man must comply. Some men were suspicious of women who agreed to have unprotected sex. Almost 75% of sexually active students surveyed reported condom use at last sexual intercourse, but consistent condom use, reported by only a quarter, remains the main challenge. It may be more effective to promote condoms for contraception among sexually active young people than for HIV prevention. Condoms have become the most commonly used contraceptive method among students, and this trend should be reinforced.ResumenUne étude a examiné les facteurs de l’accroissement de l’utilisation des préservatifs chez des étudiants de Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Afrique du Sud, et les obstacles à une utilisation suivie. Les données recueillies pendant six discussions avec des étudiants et des étudiantes de 18 à 24 ans dans trois institutions publiques d’enseignement supérieur ont été complétées par une enquête auprès de 3000 étudiants de 17 à 24 ans. Les préservatifs faisaient « partie de la sexualité », étaient bien acceptés par la grande majorité et faciles à trouver. Ils servaient principalement à éviter les grossesses ; de nombreux étudiants appréciaient de pouvoir les obtenir sans se rendre dans un centre de santé. Moins de la moitié des garçons et un tiers seulement des filles pensaient que les partenaires masculins influençaient davantage la décision d’utiliser ou non un préservatif. Si une fille demandait un préservatif, les garçons et les filles jugeaient que le garçon devait accepter. Certains garçons se méfiaient des femmes acceptant d’avoir des rapports non protégés. Près de 75% des étudiants sexuellement actifs ont indiqué qu’ils avaient utilisé un préservatif lors de leur dernier rapport, mais l’utilisation suivie de préservatifs, rapportée par seulement un quart, demeure le principal enjeu. Il peut être plus efficace de promouvoir les préservatifs pour la contraception que pour la prévention du VIH chez les jeunes sexuellement actifs. Les préservatifs sont devenus la méthode contraceptive la plus utilisée par les étudiants et cette tendance devrait être renforcée.El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar los factores que contribuyen al aumento en el uso del condón entre los estudiantes universitarios en Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Sudáfrica, así como algunos de los obstáculos al uso habitual del condón. Se recolectaron datos por medio de seis discusiones en grupos focales con estudiantes de sexo masculino y femenino, de 18 a 24 años de edad, en tres instituciones escolares públicas de tercer nivel, suplementados por una encuesta entre 3,000 estudiantes de 17 a 24 años. El condón, fácil de adquirir, había pasado a ser “parte del sexo” y muy aceptado por la gran mayoría. Se utilizaba principalmente para la prevención del embarazo; a muchos de los estudiantes les gustaba el no tener que acudir a un servicio de salud para obtener suministros. Menos de la mitad de los hombres y sólo una tercera parte de las mujeres pensaban que las parejas de sexo masculino tienen mayor influencia sobre la decisión de usar un condón. Ambos sexos convinieron en que, si una mujer solicita el uso del condón, el hombre debe acceder. Algunos hombres sospechaban de las mujeres que aceptan tener relaciones sexuales sin protección. Casi el 75% de los estudiantes sexualmente activos encuestados informaron haber usado un condón en su última relación sexual, pero el uso habitual del condón, practicado por sólo una cuarta parte, continúa siendo el gran reto. Quizás sea más eficaz promover este método para la anticoncepción entre los jóvenes sexualmente activos que para la prevención del VIH. Dado que es el anticonceptivo más comúnmente usado entre los estudiantes, esta tendencia debe reforzarse.

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Full frame distilled prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.006
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.141
Threshold uncertainty score0.767

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0060.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.001
Science and technology studies0.0010.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0010.000
Research integrity0.0000.002
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.075
GPT teacher head0.413
Teacher spread0.337 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it