The aim of the study is to investigate factors affecting condom use among an urban adult
community in the Northern Province, South Africa. A cross-sectional face-to-face interview by …

Condom-use has been identified as one way to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS but the
prevalence of consistent condom-use remains low, especially in West Africa. An analytical …

Setting: Department of Psychology, University of the North, South Africa. Participants: One
hundred and forty six female and sixty first year male psychology students, mean age 20.9 …

Correct and consistent condom usage remains a pivotal strategy in reaching the target set
by the South African government to reduce new HIV infections by 50% in the next 5 years …

The two regions hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic are sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean. It is estimated that more than 28 million persons within these regions are …

HIV prevalence in Nigeria is increasing rapidly. Increased condom use is the most viable
solution to slow down or reverse this trend. This article uses data from two waves of a nation …

This paper presents data from a population-based survey which assessed perceived
function of and barriers to condom use among the adult population aged 15-54 years in the …

In a test of the predictive capacity of the Health Belief Model, the association of perceived
susceptibility to HIV, severity of HIV infection, efficacy of HIV-preventive solutions, facilitating …

In 2002, the estimated HIV prevalence in persons in the 15-49 age group in South African
was 15, 2%, with women having a rate of 17, 7% and men 12, 8%. The age group with the …

A questionnaire was administered to 213 sexually active first-year Nigerian university
students and 150 Black and 150 White South African adults. Nigerian students gave 90 …