| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the factors influencing the Use of Condoms among Men in Mbarara District, South Western Uganda. Specifically, the study sought to assess the influence of demographic factors and condom use in Mbarara district, identify the association between socio-economic factors and condom use, and establish the association between moderate factors and condom use in Mbarara district.
The research used 2016 Uganda Demographic Health survey (UDHS). The findings indicate that most of the respondents (51.6%) were 25+ years of age, majority (53.2%) of the respondents was married. Similarly, it is clear that most of the respondents (45.0%) had attained secondary level of education, and very few(1.6%) had never been in school. Furthermore, the results indicate that majority (82.4%) of the respondents’ dwell in Mbarara district, southwestern Uganda. Using the Chi-square test, bivariate analysis indicated that age, marital status, education level, residence, religion, age at first sex and HIV/AIDS related knowledge index had no significant association with consistent condom use since their respective p-values were greater than 0.05 at 95% level of significance. On the other hand, perceived personal risk to HIV infection, perceived self-efficacy of wife and number of sexual partners had significant association with consistent condom use among men since their p-values were less than 0.05 at 95% level of significance. From the logistic model, the factor that affects or influence consistent condom use among men was number of sexual partners. The study recommends that the government should seek to encourage men to always use condoms with all their partners and continuously advance input in the audio and visual messages on risks to HIV infections. | en_US |
