title: Patterns of Caribbean Masculinities and Condom Compliance Among Males in Grenada.
abstract: The construction of Caribbean male identities based on ideas of masculinity has raised widespread concerns across the island states, and in a region with such high rates of teenage pregnancy (18%), stigmatizing safe sex, contraception, and HIV/AIDS prevalence can only exacerbate the problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which males use condoms and to explore the association of condom use with their concern with acquiring and transmission of sexually transmitted infections.
authors.affiliation: St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies chyounger@mac.com.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hegamin-Younger
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jeremiah
authors.affiliation: St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bilbro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D019425:Grenada; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Caribbean; condom use; masculinity