@article{10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200601.11,
  author = {Mosammat Beauty Begum and Muhammed Tajul Islam and Abu Sayeed Mohammad Anwarul Kabir},
  title = {Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Condom Among College Students in Bangladesh},
  journal = {International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science},
  volume = {6},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1-9},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200601.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200601.11},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijhpebs.20200601.11},
  abstract = {Background: Condom is the most popular barrier methods of family planning. Using condom is the only contraceptive method that can protect against both unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV / AIDS and prevent up to 80-95% of HIV/AIDS transmission. Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding condom among college students in Bangladesh. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted with a sample of 172 those were randomly selected from selected college of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Data were collected by the researcher using face-to-face interview with developed questionnaire of 54 items in 2 dimensions Knowledge and Attitude regarding condom. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics two sample t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation. Results: The mean age of the students was 18.01 years, 80.2% of them were Muslim. Only 22.7% of the female students were married. All of them were satisfactory knowledge but 52.9% had negative attitude regarding condom. Findings showed that higher knowledge regarding condom was significantly related with student’s higher age (F=27.14; p=.000), education (t=6.276; p=.000), father’s (F=30.851; p=.000), and mother’s (F=3.222 p=.042) occupation of job and business, more than 4 family members (F=11.086; p=.000), higher monthly family income (F=22.703; p=.000), known someone with STDs (t=-6.702; p=.000), joined to any seminar (t=-15.322; p=.000), and had source of information about condom (r=.712; p=.000) than others. Female students showed significantly (t=-3.719; p=.000) positive attitude than male. Student’s those father’s occupation were job and business (F=7.078; p=.001), more than 4 family members (F=5.652; p=.004), known someone with STDs (t=-2.606; p=.010) and joined to any seminar (t=2.584; p=.001) about STDs showed significantly positive attitude regarding condom than other. Muslim had significantly (t=-2.871 p=.005) negative attitude towards condom than other. The relationship of knowledge and attitude regarding condom were revealed positive correlation (r=.955; p=.004). Conclusion: Result suggested that age, sex, religion, education, source of information, knowledge of condom was influenced to attitude regarding condom. Therefore, nursing educational program on condom is recommended.},
 year = {2020}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Condom Among College Students in Bangladesh
AU  - Mosammat Beauty Begum
AU  - Muhammed Tajul Islam
AU  - Abu Sayeed Mohammad Anwarul Kabir
Y1  - 2020/02/19
PY  - 2020
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200601.11
DO  - 10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200601.11
T2  - International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science
JF  - International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science
JO  - International Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Education and Behavioural Science
SP  - 1
EP  - 9
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2575-5765
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhpebs.20200601.11
AB  - Background: Condom is the most popular barrier methods of family planning. Using condom is the only contraceptive method that can protect against both unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV / AIDS and prevent up to 80-95% of HIV/AIDS transmission. Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding condom among college students in Bangladesh. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted with a sample of 172 those were randomly selected from selected college of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Data were collected by the researcher using face-to-face interview with developed questionnaire of 54 items in 2 dimensions Knowledge and Attitude regarding condom. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics two sample t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation. Results: The mean age of the students was 18.01 years, 80.2% of them were Muslim. Only 22.7% of the female students were married. All of them were satisfactory knowledge but 52.9% had negative attitude regarding condom. Findings showed that higher knowledge regarding condom was significantly related with student’s higher age (F=27.14; p=.000), education (t=6.276; p=.000), father’s (F=30.851; p=.000), and mother’s (F=3.222 p=.042) occupation of job and business, more than 4 family members (F=11.086; p=.000), higher monthly family income (F=22.703; p=.000), known someone with STDs (t=-6.702; p=.000), joined to any seminar (t=-15.322; p=.000), and had source of information about condom (r=.712; p=.000) than others. Female students showed significantly (t=-3.719; p=.000) positive attitude than male. Student’s those father’s occupation were job and business (F=7.078; p=.001), more than 4 family members (F=5.652; p=.004), known someone with STDs (t=-2.606; p=.010) and joined to any seminar (t=2.584; p=.001) about STDs showed significantly positive attitude regarding condom than other. Muslim had significantly (t=-2.871 p=.005) negative attitude towards condom than other. The relationship of knowledge and attitude regarding condom were revealed positive correlation (r=.955; p=.004). Conclusion: Result suggested that age, sex, religion, education, source of information, knowledge of condom was influenced to attitude regarding condom. Therefore, nursing educational program on condom is recommended.
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
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