Utilization of Female Condoms among Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Murang’a County, Kenya
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2024-04
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European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
Abstract
To prevent the risk of transmission of the Human Immune
Deficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs),
as well as achieve family planning targets, the use of Female Condom, a
women-initiated method, has been prioritized across the globe. Nevertheless,
knowledge regarding the utilization of Female Condoms among HIVpositive women remains inconclusive. The main objective of this study was
to determine the utilization of Female Condoms (FC) among HIV-positive
women in Murang’a County, Kenya.
Method: This study adopted a cross-sectional analytical survey design. A
total of 204 women living with HIV (WLHIV) were recruited in the study.
Multi-stage sampling was conducted to get three participating sub-counties
and three clinics. Systematic sampling and purposive sampling techniques
were used to select WLHIV. Structured questionnaires, interview schedules
and focus group discussions were used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were generated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) version 25.0. The statistical significance of the association between
categorical variables was determined using Pearson’s Chi-square test. The
level of significance was fixed at a P-value of 0.05 level of significance (p ≤
0.05).
Results: 38.8% of the respondents were aged 31–40 years (Mean = 3.11;
SD = 1.004). 42.2% of study participants had attained secondary education
(mean = 2.05; SD = 0.899). FC use was low at 17.6% among the women
living with HIV. There was a statistically significant association between
the age of the respondents and the view that FC has the potential to prevent
unwanted pregnancy (p = 0.002; χ2 = 17.246; df = 4). The relationship
between marital status and “ever heard about FC” (p = 0.042; χ2 = 32.529;
df = 5), “ever seen an FC” (p = 0.048; χ2 = 34.982; df = 5), “FC has a
potential to prevent unwanted pregnancy” (p = 0.006; χ2 = 23.079; df =
5) was significant. Married women who were revealed to have seen FC were
significantly associated with the current use of the FC (p = 0.001; χ2 =
12.852; df = 1). 26.5% of the participants put on FC as a measure to prevent
HIV during sexual activities. Most married women did not know whether
their sexual partner does not like them to use FC when having sex compared
to separated, cohabiting, divorced or single WLHIV (p = 0.034; χ2 = 7.949;
df = 10).
Conclusion: The relatively high knowledge among WLHIV does not translate to the use of FC for appropriate and consistent utilization of the device
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Ndwiga, D. N., Mugo, J., Nyang’echi, E., & Mathenge, J. (2024). Utilization of Female Condoms among Women Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Murang’a County, Kenya. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 6(2). ISSN 2593-8339. DOI:10.24018/ejmed.2024.6.2.2040.