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Table 5 Logistic Regression Results of Level of Exposure to the 100% Jeune program on Outcome Measures, Adjusted Percentages among Females

From: Evaluation of the reach and impact of the 100% Jeune youth social marketing program in Cameroon: findings from three cross-sectional surveys

 

2002

2003

 

Low exposure (ref.)

Medium-high exposure

High exposure

Low exposure

Medium-high exposure

High exposure

Perceived Severity

      

-HIV-positive person can survive

32.7

38.1

37.7

48.2***

53.6***

51.5***

-AIDS can be cured

17.5

17.6

14.0

18.8

16.0

15.8

Perceived Risk

      

-Moderate/high personal risk

64.0

65.7

70.9

55.6***

59.6

56.7**

-Knows someone who has/died of HIV/AIDS

41.0

50.0***

52.0***

45.9

50.4***

44.0

Perceived Condom Attributes and Access

      

-Condoms effective for FP

72.4

72.4

73.3

84.1***

84.6***

89.0***

-Condoms effective for HIV/AIDS prevention

88.4

88.4

60.6

93.6***

94.2***

93.7**

-Condom source within 10 minutes

65.0

69.2

74.4**

72.2***

77.2***

71.9**

-Condoms reduce sexual pleasure

40.5

39.0

31.9**

33.6***

30.1***

23.3***

Self-Efficacy

      

- Can convince regular partner to use condoms a

82.4

82.7

86.9

89.0***

90.8***

90.6**

- Can convince casual partner to use condoms b

–

–

–

–

–

–

- Not shy to obtain condoms in nearby shop

51.9

55.6

65.8***

51.9

60.0***

65.0***

- Confident knows correct condom use

38.1

50.1***

64.5***

47.6***

55.5***

59.4***

Perceived Social Support

      

-Friends support youth condom use

78.3

82.3

85.8**

84.5***

87.2***

88.1***

-Parents support youth condom use

66.6

68.7

69.0

67.6

74.8***

71.1

-Discussed family planning with friends in past year

16.8

27.5***

25.3**

27.6***

24.6***

38.7***

-Discussed family planning with others in past year

23.4

23.9

33.0**

28.6

31.2**

47.8***

-Discussed STI/AIDS with friends in past year

35.2

43.3**

46.9**

42.0**

43.0**

49.1***

-Discussed STI/AIDS with others in past year

28.8

31.6

39.8**

41.7***

41.6***

58.9***

Sexual Activity

      

-Had sex in the past year

77.8

75.7

77.2

75.5

77.5

80.4

-Had 2+ sexual partners in the past year

17.7

22.0

19.3

13.8**

12.8**

12.8

Condom Use

      

-Ever used condoms

61.4

62.2

67.3

64.2

67.9**

67.5

-Used condom in last sex with regular partner a

47.3

42.2

50.0***

60.8***

60.0***

68.5***

-Always uses condoms with regular partner a

20.2

20.8

24.8

26.7**

32.6***

39.2***

-Used condom in last sex with casual partner b

–

–

–

–

–

–

-Always uses condoms with casual partner b

–

–

–

–

–

–

Reproductive Health

      

- Had an STI symptom in the past year c

–

–

–

–

–

–

Number of Cases (100%)

789

494

200

640

589

289

  1. *** p < .01; ** p < .05. FP = family planning; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; STI/AIDS = sexually transmitted infections/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  2. Analyses of sexual activity control for age, city of residence, level of education, school enrollment status, socioeconomic status, and spontaneous recall of other programs. All other analyses also control for number of sexual partners.
  3. a N = 519, 275, and 108 in 2002 and 371, 314, and 163 in 2003.
  4. b Results are omitted because of the small number of cases.
  5. c Among sexually experienced males only because STIs are often asymptomatic among females. N = 686, 367, and 194 in 2002 and 624, 389, and 207 in 2003.
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