在乌干达坎帕拉的非正式定居点的年轻精神活性物质使用者中,持续使用避孕套的预测因素
Tonny Ssekamatte1, Richard K Mugambe1, Aisha Nalugya1
1Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, New Mulago Gate Rd, P.o Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Dialogues in health
|March 22, 2024
概括
在坎帕拉的年轻精神活性物质使用者中,一致的避孕套使用率很低. 婚姻状况和性接触的时间预测了避孕套的使用,强调了针对性宣传活动的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
背景情况:
- 精神活性物质的使用与年轻人中不保护性行为和性传播感染 (STIs) 的风险增加有关.
- 关于在非正式环境中在年轻的精神活性物质使用者 (YPSU) 中持续使用避孕套的预测因素的证据有限.
研究的目的:
- 检查在乌干达坎帕拉非正式定居点的YPSUs中一致使用避孕套的预测因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及768名通过受访者驱动抽样招募的YPSU的横截面研究.
- 使用结构化问卷收集的数据;使用流行率 (PR) 使用Stata 15.0进行分析.
主要成果:
- 只有37.4%的YPSU报告在过去30天内使用了连续的避孕套.
- 与18-19相比,在20-24岁的人群中观察到更低的避孕套使用率,与单身人群相比,在已婚人群中观察到更低的避孕套使用率.
- 结婚 (PR 0.42) 和与伴侣见面和性接触之间的更长时间 (PR 0.36-0.56) 与持续使用避孕套有负面关联. 较短的持续时间 (<24h) 有积极的关联 (PR 1.60).
结论:
- 在坎帕拉的YPSU中,一致的避孕套使用率很低.
- 婚姻状况和遇到伴侣和性行为开始之间的时间是持续使用避孕套的重要预测因素.
- 迫切需要加强对年轻人一致使用避孕套的重要性的宣传活动.
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