Factors associated with young women’s adequate attitudes toward external condom use
Factores asociados a la actitud adecuada me mujeres jóvenes hacia el uso del condón externo
Fatores associados à atitude adequada de mulheres jovens sobre o uso do preservativo externo
Clicia de Andrade Lima; Vitoria Maria de Arruda Passos; Thayse Gomes de Almeida; Andrey Ferreira da Silva; Bruna Rykelly Ramos dos Santos; Pedro Henrique Ferreira dos Santos; Tatiane Gomes Guedes
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Objective 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.
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Objetivo: identificar os fatores associados à atitude adequada de mulheres jovens sobre o uso do preservativo externo.
Método: estudo transversal, com análise por Random Forest, com método de proporção em população infinita para definir o tamanho da amostra: significância de 95%; margem de erro de 0,5%. Os dados foram coletados de março a agosto de 2022, de forma remota, por meio de questionário estruturado. Participaram 159 mulheres jovens de 18 a 29 anos, que declararam início de vida sexual e alfabetização. Pesquisa aprovada sob protocolo nº 5.289.396.
Resultados: das 159 mulheres, 51% eram pardas e 83% não tinham filhos. As variáveis associadas à atitude adequada foram: considerar que durante o sexo anal é sempre necessário o uso do preservativo, em todas as relações sexuais, além de apresentarem ideia adequada sobre os aspectos como validade, armazenamento e diminuição da eficácia do preservativo externo.
Conclusão e implicações para a prática: identificaram-se fatores sociodemográficos associados à atitude adequada de mulheres jovens sobre o preservativo externo, desse modo, destaca-se a necessidade de estratégias educativas sexuais, sendo o enfermeiro um promotor essencial na educação em saúde, planejamento reprodutivo e prevenção de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis.
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Accepted date:
20/11/2025
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