title: [Knowledge, attitude and practice of condom use by women of an impoverished urban area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assessing the adequacy of knowledge, attitude and practice of women regarding male and female condoms as STI/HIV preventive measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  An evaluative Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) household survey with a quantitative approach, involving 300 women. Data collection took place between June and August 2013, in an informal urban settlement within the municipality of João Pessoa, Paraiba, Northeast Brazil.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regarding the male condom, most women showed inadequate knowledge and practice, and an adequate attitude. Regarding the female condom, knowledge, attitude and practice variables were unsatisfactory. Significant associations between knowledge/religious orientation and attitude/education regarding the male condom were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A multidisciplinary team should be committed to the development of educational practices as care promotion tools in order to improve adherence of condom use.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Smalyanna Sgren da Costa
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Aline Lacet
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zaccara
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Kamila Nethielly Souza
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Karen Krystine Gonçalves de
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marta Miriam Lopes
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Karina Bezerra
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone Helena Dos Santos
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D019111:Single-Use Internal Condom; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D055815:Young Adult