Wang Dongling. The Impact of life changes on consistent condom use among Thai male youth a study in Kanchanaburi DSS Thailand. Master's Degree(Population and Reproductive Health Research ). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2009.
The Impact of life changes on consistent condom use among Thai male youth a study in Kanchanaburi DSS Thailand
Abstract:
This is a tentative study examining the impact of life change events on consistent
condom use among Thai male youth by longitudinal study. Panel data were drawn
from the first (2000) and fifth (2004) round of census in Kanchanaburi Demographic
Surveillance System (KDSS), Thailand.
Among total 180 Thai male youth respondents who ever used condoms only 18
percent persist to use condoms consistently in last twelve months. Logistic regression
analysis indicates that increased education has significantly positive effect on
consistent condom use while broken marriage and quitting school are negative factors.
Occupation change and residence change have no statistically significant association
with consistent condom use. Moreover, male youth who are single, live in urban areas,
have higher risk perception of STI/HIV, and use mobile phones are significantly prone
to use condoms consistently compared with their counterparts. Therefore, further
programs could pay more attention to married and rural male youth, as well as using
mobile phone-based HIV/AIDS intervention.
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