title: The impact on condom use of the "100% Jeune" social marketing program in Cameroon.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure the reach of the "100% Jeune" social marketing campaign and to assess its impact on condom use and on the predictors of condom use. The campaign aims to improve condom use through intensive youth-oriented mass media and interpersonal communications and widespread distribution of subsidized condoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from the 2000 and 2002 waves of a reproductive health survey of youth aged 15-24 years, with sample sizes of 2097 and 3536, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exposure to campaign activities was high. During the course of the intervention, there were significant changes in perceived condom attributes and access, self-efficacy, and perceived social support. Consistent with these changes, the percentage of youth who used a condom in last sex with their regular partner increased from 32% to 45% for females (p < .05) and from 44% to 61% for males (p < .01). Additional analyses suggest that exposure to the "100% Jeune" campaign has contributed to these trends.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The multi-faceted mass media and interpersonal communication campaign was effective for reaching youth. During the first 18 months of the campaign, significant changes occurred in perceived social support and condom use self-efficacy. Significant increases in levels of condom use also were achieved. However, the program was more effective among males than females. This indicates a need for more and possibly different campaign activities to focus specifically on risk perception and self-efficacy among females. The results also show that repeated program exposure is needed to achieve behavior change. Hence, future programs can enhance their effectiveness by using a mix of mass media and interpersonal communications to repeatedly expose youth to key campaign messages.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Health and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. dmeekers@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meekers
authors.forename: Sohail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support