Knowledge, attitude and practice of condom use by women of an
               impoverished urban area

Andrade, Smalyanna Sgren da Costa; Zaccara, Ana Aline Lacet; Leite, Kamila Nethielly Souza; Brito, Karen Krystine Gonçalves de; Soares, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira; Costa, Marta Miriam Lopes; Pinheiro, Ana Karina Bezerra; Oliveira, Simone Helena dos Santos

doi:10.1590/S0080-623420150000300002

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Artigo Original • Rev. esc. enferm. USP 49 (3) • June 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000300002 copy

Knowledge, attitude and practice of condom use by women of an impoverished urban area^* * Extracted from the dissertation "Mulheres solteiras e casadas e o uso do preservativo: o que sabem, pensam e praticam," Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2014.

Conocimiento, Actitud Y Práctica De Mujeres Que Viven En Un Asentamiento Irregular Acerca De Los Preservativos

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

OBJECTIVE

Assessing the adequacy of knowledge, attitude and practice of women regarding male and female condoms as STI/HIV preventive measures.

METHOD

An evaluative Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) household survey with a quantitative approach, involving 300 women. Data collection took place between June and August 2013, in an informal urban settlement within the municipality of João Pessoa, Paraiba, Northeast Brazil.

RESULTS

Regarding the male condom, most women showed inadequate knowledge and practice, and an adequate attitude. Regarding the female condom, knowledge, attitude and practice variables were unsatisfactory. Significant associations between knowledge/religious orientation and attitude/education regarding the male condom were observed.

CONCLUSION

A multidisciplinary team should be committed to the development of educational practices as care promotion tools in order to improve adherence of condom use.

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Women; Condoms; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Public Health Nursing

	Male condom				Significance	Male condom				Significance
	I (n=180)		A (n=120)			I (n=213)		A (n=87)
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%		Freq.	%	Freq.	%
AGE (YEARS)
< 25	49	27.22	35	29.17	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.419	57	26.76	27	31.03	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.412
25 - 30	28	15.56	22	18.33		32	15.02	18	20.69
30 - 35	28	15.56	24	20.00		40	18.78	12	13.79
≥ 35	75	41.67	39	32.50		84	39.44	30	34.48
RELIGION
Catholic	124	68.89	94	78.33	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.042	152	71.26	66	75.86	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.707
Evangelic/Spirit	46	25.56	25	20.83		53	24.88	18	20.69
Others	10	5.56	1	0.83		8	3.76	3	3.45
EDUCATION LEVEL
None	8	4.44	2	1.67	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.487	10	4.69	0	0	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.115
Primary Education	111	61.67	71	59.17		131	61.50	51	58.62
Secondary Education	58	32.22	44	36.67		68	31.92	34	39.08
Superior Education	3	1.67	3	2.50		4	1.88	2	2.30
MARITAL STATUS
Single	64	35.56	47	39.17	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.544	72	33.80	39	44.83	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.087
Married	116	64.44	73	60.83	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.544	141	66.20	48	55.17	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.087

	Male condom				Significance	Male condom				Significance
	I (n=138)		A (n=162)			I (n=204)		A (n=96)
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%		Freq.	%	Freq.	%
AGE (YEARS)
< 25	40	28.99	44	27.16	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.795	58	28.43	26	27.08	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.656
25 - 30	22	15.94	28	17.28		33	16.18	17	17.71
30 - 35	21	15.22	31	19.14		32	15.69	20	20.83
≥ 35	55	39.86	59	36.42		81	39.71	33	34.38
RELIGION
Catholic	102	73.91	116	71.60	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.813	148	72.55	70	72.92	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.888
Evangelic/Spirit	32	23.19	39	24.07		49	24.02	22	22.92
Others	4	2.90	7	4.32		7	3.43	4	4.17
EDUCATION LEVEL
None	9	6.52	1	0.62	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.003	9	4.41	1	1.04	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.529
Primary Education	90	65.22	92	56.79		123	60.29	59	61.46
Secondary Education	37	26.81	65	40.12		68	33.33	34	35.42
Superior Education	2	1.45	4	2.47		4	1.96	2	2.08
MARITAL STATUS
Single	52	37.68	59	36.42	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.905	76	37.25	35	36.46	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.899
Married	86	62.32	103	63.58	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.905	128	62.75	61	63.54	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.899

	Male condom				Significance
	I (n=249)		A (n=51)
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
AGE (YEARS)
< 25	64	25.70	20	39.22	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.199
25 - 30	41	16.47	9	17.65
30 - 35	44	17.67	8	15.69
≥ 35	100	40.16	14	27.45
RELIGION
Catholic	179	71.89	39	76.47	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.086
Evangelic/Spirit	63	25.30	8	15.69
Others	7	2.81	4	7.84
EDUCATION LEVEL
None	9	3.61	1	1.96	p(² (2) Test Fisher's Exact Test ) = 0.218
Primary Education	156	62.65	26	50.98
Secondary Education	80	32.13	22	43.14
Superior Education	4	1.61	2	3.92
MARITAL STATUS
Single	86	34.54	25	49.02	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.057
Married	163	65.46	26	50.98	p(¹ (1) Chi-square ) = 0.057

	Practice				Significance
	Adequate		Inadequate
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Knowledge
Adequate	25	49.02	95	38.15	p = 0.198
Inadequate	26	50.98	154	61.85
Attitude
Adequate	45	88.24	117	46.99	p < 0.001
Inadequate	6	11.76	132	53.01

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[1] Corresponding Author: Ana Aline Lacet Zaccara. Universidade Federal da Paraíba/Campus Universitário I Bairro Cidade Universitária. CEP 58059-900 - João Pessoa, PB, Brasil. anazaccara@hotmail.com

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of condom use by women of an impoverished urban area* * Extracted from the dissertation "Mulheres solteiras e casadas e o uso do preservativo: o que sabem, pensam e praticam," Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2014.

Conocimiento, Actitud Y Práctica De Mujeres Que Viven En Un Asentamiento Irregular Acerca De Los Preservativos

OBJECTIVE

METHOD

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

Knowledge, attitude and practice of condom use by women of an impoverished urban area^* * Extracted from the dissertation "Mulheres solteiras e casadas e o uso do preservativo: o que sabem, pensam e praticam," Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2014.