Factors associated with young women’s adequate attitudes toward external condom useObjective to identify factors associated with young women's appropriate attitudes toward external condom use.
Method cross-sectional, with Random Forest analysis, using the infinite population proportion method to define sample size: 95% significance; 0.5% margin of error. Data were collected remotely from March to August 2022 using a structured questionnaire. Young women aged 18 to 29 years old, who reported being sexually active and literate, participated in the study. The study was approved under nº 5,289,396.
Results the sample consisted of 159 women, 51% of whom were mixed race, and 83% were childless. The variables for appropriate attitudes were: whether they considered that external condom use is always necessary during anal sex, and their understanding of aspects such as expiration date, storage, and decreased effectiveness of external condoms.
Conclusion and implications for practices sociodemographic factors associated with young women's appropriate attitude regarding external condoms were identified, thus highlighting the need for sexual educational strategies, with nurses being essential promoters in health education, family planning and sexually transmitted infections prevention.
Keywords:
Attitude; Women; Condoms; Reproductive Health; Sexual Health