Spanish validation of female condom attitude scale and female condom use in Colombian young women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection by HIV and other STIs and unplanned pregnancies are among the most serious problems associated with sexuality. Male and female condoms are the only dual-purpose devices to control both unplanned pregnancies and STIs, and studying people's attitudes toward the use of these devices are excellent ways to predict their use. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to adapt and validate the Female Condom Attitude Scale for Spanish language and to evaluate the use of female condoms in Colombian population.

Methods

For that purpose, a total of 387 Colombian women aged 23.68 years in average were asked to respond to the Female Condom Attitude Scale, the Sexual Opinion Survey, and the UCLA Multidimensional Condom Attitudes Scale.

Results

The use of

SUBMITTER: Pablo VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819378 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature