From: Perceived social approval and condom use with casual partners among youth in urban Cameroon
b (β) | MVP's perceived support of condom use | Respondent's attitude towards condom use | Frequency of condom use with casual partner | ||||||
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Year | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 |
Condom attitudes and access | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Respondent's condom attitude | 9.641*** (0.719) | 5.639*** (0.570) | 2.083*** (0.201) | Â | Â | Â | 1.316***bc (0.101) | 1.316***ac (0.132) | 1.316***ab (0.131) |
Social support | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MVP's perceived support of condom use | Â | Â | Â | -0.050***b (-0.673) | -0.050***a (-0.496) | Â | 0.078***bc (0.081) | 0.078***ac (0.077) | 0.078***ab (0.081) |
Discussed RH issues | Â | Â | Â | 0.026**bc (0.087) | 0.026**ac (0.085) | 0.026**ab (0.080) | Â | Â | 0.314* (0..095) |
Range of persons respondent discussed FP, STD, AIDS with | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.272** (0.158) | Â | Â |
Mean condom use attitude for the MVP category | 0.710***bc (0.088) | 0.710***ac (0.085) | 0.710***ab (0.130) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Socio-demographic characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sex (1: female) | -0.278**bc (-0.066) | -0.278**ac (-0.083) | -0.278**ab (-0.089) | -0.029**bc (-0.092) | -0.029**ac (-0.085) | -0.029**ab (-0.095) | Â | 0.232**c (0.069) | 0.232**b (0.077) |
Age | 0.088***bc (0.122) | 0.088***ac (0.153) | 0.088***ab (0.166) | Â | Â | Â | 0.053***bc (0.075) | 0.053***ac (0.091) | 0.053***ab (0.103) |
Currently in school | -0.196*bc (-0.057) | -0.196*ac (-0.071) | -0.196*ab (-0.076) | 0.027***bc (0.105) | 0.027**ac (0.096) | 0.027**ab (0.107) | 0.177**bc (0.054) | 0.177**ac (0.064) | 0.177**ab (0.071) |
Assets index | Â | Â | Â | 0.005*bc (0.069) | 0.005*ac (0.062) | 0.005*ab (0.058) | 0.037*bc (0.043) | 0.037*ac (0.050) | 0.037*ab (0.047) |
Self-efficacy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Can convince casual partner to use condom | Â | Â | Â | 0.058***bc (0.149) | 0.058***ac (0.139) | 0.058***ab (0.116) | 1.369***bc (0.268) | 1.369***ac (0.327) | 1.369***ab (0.272) |
Can avoid AIDS | Â | Â | Â | 0.059**bc (0.095) | 0.059**ac (0.112) | 0.059**ab (0.064) | Â | Â | Â |
AIDS severity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
AIDS not a community problem | 0.746* (0.155) | Â | -0.334* (-0.084) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.320* (0.087) | -0.467** (-0.122) |
AIDS curable/not terminal | Â | Â | Â | 0.011*bc (0.065) | 0.011*ac (0.063) | 0.011*ab (0.071) | Â | Â | Â |
AIDS risk perception | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
AIDS risk | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.016* (0.114) | Â | Â | 0.114* (0.080) | -0.138** (-0.118) |
Sexual risk behavior | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of partners, past 12 months | 0.079** (0.168) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.041***bc (0.090) | 0.041***ac (0.117) | 0.041***ab (0.113) |
Frequency of intercourse, past month | Â | 0.042***c (0.145) | 0.042***b (0.132) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Time required to obtain condom | Â | Â | Â | -0.002***b (-0.155) | -0.002***a (-0.159) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
R2 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 8.7% | 11.0% | 7.2% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 18.0% |