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ArticleAfrican journal of AIDS research : AJAR2017

Sexual and reproductive health risk behaviours among South African university students: results from a representative campus-wide survey.

Susie Hoffman, Michael Levasseur, Joanne E Mantell, Mags Beksinska, Zonke Mabude, Claudia Ngoloyi, Elizabeth A Kelvin, Theresa Exner, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Lavanya Pillay and 1 more

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Article in African journal of AIDS research : AJAR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Personal factors influencing female students' condom use at a higher education institution.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Susie Hoffmana HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies , New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York , USA.
Michael Levasseurc Department of Epidemiology , Drexel University School of Public Health , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
Joanne E Mantella HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies , New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York , USA.
Mags Beksinskad Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit) , University of the Witwatersrand , Durban , South Africa.
Zonke Mabuded Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit) , University of the Witwatersrand , Durban , South Africa.
Claudia Ngoloyid Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit) , University of the Witwatersrand , Durban , South Africa.
Elizabeth A Kelvine Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, School of Urban Public Health, Hunter College & The CUNY School of Public Health , City University of New York , New York , USA.
Theresa Exnera HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies , New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York , USA.
Cheng-Shiun Leua HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies , New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York , USA.
Lavanya Pillayd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit) , University of the Witwatersrand , Durban , South Africa.
Jennifer A Smitd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research Unit (MatCH Research Unit) , University of the Witwatersrand , Durban , South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZAColumbia University · USNew York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute · USDrexel University · USHunter College · USUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal · ZA

Funding

The Statistics, Data Science, and Data Management (SDM) CoreP30MH043520 · NIMH · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI MILTON L WAINBERG · 2003 to 2026
$48.2M
Female Condom Use in South African College StudentsR01HD046351 · NICHD · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI MANTELL, JOANNE ELLEN · 2004 to 2008
$2.5M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD046351NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH043520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among South African university students, HIV prevalence is lower than in age-peers, but at 3.8% it is not negligible. We examined prevalence of factors potentially associated with HIV risk, focusing on partnership characteristics and consistent condom use. We hypothesised that contraceptive-related factors, for example, desire to prevent pregnancy and not using hormonal contraceptives, would be positively associated with consistent condom use. Data were drawn from a representative interviewer-administered survey of 2nd to 4th year students conducted during registration at a university campus in KwaZulu-Natal. Of 576 students, 218 (83 women, 135 men) reported vaginal intercourse in the past 2 months. Of these, 7% of women and 43% of men reported past-year concurrent partnerships, and 24% knew/ suspected partner non-monogamy. Although reported condom use at last intercourse was 90%, 2-month consistent use was 53% (women) and 73% (men). Reported hormonal contraception use was low (women: 36.8%; men: 16.7%), and 68% used condoms for dual protection. In gender-stratified multivariable analyses, consistent condom use was higher for men who reported their partner did not use (vs. used) hormonal contraception (aOR = 5.84; 95%CI = 2.71, 12.57; p < 0.001) and who reported using condoms for dual protection (vs. single protection) (aOR = 2.46; 95%CI = 1.43, 4.25; p = 0.001). No contraception-related factors were associated with consistent condom use among women. Sexual partnership characteristics potentially place sexually active university students at high HIV risk and should be investigated further. Among men, but not women, contraceptive concerns were associated with consistent condom use. Promoting condoms for dual protection may resonate with students and should be continued.

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Public Health SurveillanceReproductive HealthRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorStudentsUniversitiesCondomsFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMalePregnancySexually Transmitted DiseasesSexual PartnersSouth AfricaYoung Adultconcurrent partnerscondom usedual protectionsexual partnershipssexual risk behavioursSouth Africayoung adults

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PMID28367750
PMCPMC5563261
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