dc.contributor.author | Otieno - Nyunya, Boaz OBA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-24T07:59:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-24T07:59:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1991-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Degree of Master of Medicine in obstetrics and gynaecology of the University of Nairobi | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/25188 | |
dc.description | A thesis submitted in part fulfillment for the Degree
of Master In Medicine in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University Of Nairobi. | en |
dc.description.abstract | A sample of 819 male undergraduate students in one of the
universities in Nairobi, Kenya had a self-administered
questionnaire to assess their sexuality, knowledge, attitudes and
use of condom. Of these, 238 (29.1%) were "freshers", that 'is,
they had just joined the university, 261 (31.9%) were first year
students, and 320 (39%) were second year students.
The age range of the students was 18 to 40 years with the mean
of 21.9 years. 97.2 % of the students were single. 80.8% were
rurally born while 65.8% of the students were residing in rural
areas during the college vacations. 91.5% of the students were
sexually active and 88.7% of the students had their first sexual
contact by the age of 19 years, with a mean age of 13.5 years.
62.2% of the students had not planned their first sexual contact
and the majority did not use any form of contraception (89.6%).
Only 7.2% of the sexually experienced student were temporarily
abstaining from sex and had not had sex in the past year. 64.6% of
the students indicated having been sexually active in the past four
weeks.
The spontaneous knowledge of contraceptive was high with at
least 93% of the student mentioning one modern method. At the same
time 71.0% indicated having ever used a contraceptive. 91% of the
students had heard of the condom and 54% of them had ever used one
with only 30.1 % indicating that they had used a condom in the last
sexual contact. The attitudes toward the condom were poor with half
of the students indicating that the condoms were messy to use and
25% felt shy to collect condoms from a source. 24% would not like
be seen holding a condom by their girlfriends.
Knowledge of the sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) was
spontaneously mentioning gonorrhoea, 70% Acquired
Syndrome (AIDS), and 75% syphilis. However, only
mention the correct symptoms for gonorrhoea, 17%
for syphilis and 29% for AIDS. Nearly a fifth of the students
haven ever suffered from an STD. The condom was
60 % of the student as a way of preventing contracting
This study has shown that the students, in spite, of their
knowledge of contraceptives and of the prophylactic use of the
rondom,are only limited users of different contraceptives and of
thecondom. The impression is gained from the study that given the
rightinformation, access, and motivation, students would continue
to use the condom as a contraceptive and as preventive measure
against STDs.
The paper suggests that programmes to promote condom use among
hese young, single and sexually active population should be
incorporated into the college activities as part of an overall
ational effort at controlling the spread of AIDS. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Case records and commentaries in obstetrics and gynaecology | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
local.publisher | Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences | en |