| Does community clustering mitigate the negative effect of poverty on adolescent condom use in South Africa? | |
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PMID: 18957354 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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CONTEXT: It is important to examine whether youth from disadvantaged households are less likely than others to use a condom at first sex, even after correcting for shared characteristics within communities. METHODS: Baseline survey data from the Transitions to Adulthood in the Context of AIDS in South Africa study in KwaZulu-Natal were used. Random effects logistic regression assessed the relationship between poverty and 14-22-year-olds' use of condoms at first sex, correcting for shared characteristics of adolescents within each community. RESULTS: Twenty-three percent of young people had used a condom at first sex. Poor and extremely poor females had about one-third the odds of nonpoor females of using a condom at first sex, even after adjusting for community clustering; among males; however, there was no association between poverty and condom use, after adjusting for background factors and community clustering. CONCLUSIONS: The importance of community clustering of neighborhood-level characteristics differs by gender in South Africa. Poverty remains a central risk factor for HIV among young women, regardless of the surrounding context, but not among men. |
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Amara L Robinson; Eric E Seiber |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International family planning perspectives Volume: 34 ISSN: 0190-3187 ISO Abbreviation: Int Fam Plan Perspect Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
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Created Date: 2008-10-29 Completed Date: 2009-01-09 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7907371 Medline TA: Int Fam Plan Perspect Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 121-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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amararobinson@yahoo.com |
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Adolescent Adolescent Behavior* Adult Cluster Analysis Condoms / economics, utilization* Data Collection Female HIV Infections / economics, prevention & control Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Interviews as Topic Logistic Models Male Odds Ratio Poverty* Residence Characteristics Risk Factors Sexual Behavior / ethnology, statistics & numerical data* Socioeconomic Factors South Africa Young Adult |
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