Abstract
Information about factors associated with condom use among Nepalese labor migrant couples that are considered being at high risk of HIV infection is not clearly understood. Therefore, we carried out a cross-sectional study to identify the factors associated with condom use among Nepalese labor migrant couples. A total of 266 wives of Nepalese labor migrants were invited for an interview. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze data. We found that almost 39% of the women reported having used a condom while having sex with their husbands. Age was the only husband-related factor independently associated with condom use. School education, knowledge about HIV/AIDS, discussion of HIV with peers and sexual negotiation with the husband were the wife-related factors independently associated with condom use. Our findings highlight a clear need to develop effective HIV prevention interventions targeting illiterate labor migrant couples, with a particular emphasis on increasing women's ability to negotiate condom use.
Original language | English |
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Journal | AIDS Education and Prevention |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 180-190 |
ISSN | 0899-9546 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2016 |
Keywords
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control
- Adult
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Condoms/statistics & numerical data
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- HIV Infections/ethnology
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Humans
- India/epidemiology
- Interviews as Topic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nepal/ethnology
- Regression Analysis
- Sexual Behavior/ethnology
- Spouses
- Transients and Migrants/psychology