Global Health Management Journal
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2019)

Determinants of condom use status among men who have sex with men (MSM) group in 5 Indonesian cities in 2015

Ni Wayan Putri Larassita Parwangsa (Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia)
Krisnawati Bantas (Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2019

Abstract

Background: Significant increase in HIV cases among men who have sex with men (hereafter MSM) group during the 2015-2016 period confirmed that sexual behavior is a major risk factor in exposure to HIV & AIDS with unprotected sexual intercourse as the dominant risk factor. This study aims to identify the determinants of condom use status among MSM group in 5 cities in Indonesia.Methods: This study used a cross sectional design, carried out in 5 cities in Indonesia: Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, and Denpasar using secondary data from the Integrated Biological and Behavioural Survey (IBBS) in 2015.Results: Variables that are significantly related to the condom use status were marital status, exposure to information on HIV&AIDS, and knowledge about condoms. The marital status variable has a POR value of 1.351 (95% CI OR 0.709 í¢AS 2.576), whilst exposure to HIV&AIDS information has 1.668 (95% CI OR 1.148 í¢AS 2.422) POR value, and knowledge about condoms has POR value as much as 1.925 (95% CI OR 1.274 í¢AS 2.907).Conclusion: The number of respondents who used condoms consistently for the past one month were 76.1% and those who did not were 23.9%. Variables that are significantly related to the behaviour of not using condoms are marital status, exposure to HIV&AIDS information, and knowledge of condoms. Keywords: Determinants, Behavior, Condom, MSM, HIV&AIDS Received: 12 March 2019; Reviewed: 16 April 2019; Revised: 26 April 2019; Accepted: 30 June 2019 DOI: 10.35898/ghmj-32544

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ghmj

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Subject

Education Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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GLOBAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT JOURNAL (GHMJ) focuses on health field with strong preference (but not limited) on public health in general, maternal and child health, nursing, midwifery, sexual and reproductive health, public health nutrition, environmental health, occupational health and safety, health ...