title: Condom use by partner type among military and police personnel in Peru.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the rates of condom use among military and police populations in Peru, focusing on differences in use by type of partner. A Knowledge Attitudes and Practices survey was conducted among 6,808 military and police personnel in 18 Peruvian cities between August-September 2006 and September-October 2007. A total of 90.2% of the survey respondents were male; mean age was 37.8 years and 77.9% were married/cohabiting. In all, 99.5% reported having had sex; 89% of the participants had their last sexual contact with their stable partner, 9.7% with a nonstable partner, and 0.8% with a sex worker. Overall, 20.4% used a condom during their most recent sexual contact. Reasons for nonuse of condoms included the following: perception that a condom was not necessary (31.3%) and using another birth control method (26.7%). Prevention efforts against sexually transmitted diseases should focus on strengthening condom use, especially among individuals with nonstable partners.
authors.affiliation: United States Naval Medical Research Unit Six (NAMRU-6), Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Manuel V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Villaran
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.forename: Kelika A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Konda
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: Hilda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Quijandria
authors.forename: Julia S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ampuero
authors.forename: Moises
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apolaya
authors.forename: Oswaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: Andres G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lescano
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Blazes
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kochel
authors.forename: Silvia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Montano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010568:Peru; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019529:Sexuality / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult