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Gender differences in adolescents’ perceptions of condom use in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria

Chibuike Agu(1), Ifunanya Agu(2), Chinyere Mbachu(3), God’stime Molen(4), Obinna Onwujekwe(5),


(1) Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria. and Department of Community Medicine, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi Nigeria
(2) Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
(3) Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria. and Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
(4) Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria. and Department of Health Administration and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
(5) Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria. and Department of Health Administration and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria Enugu-Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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Abstract


This paper assessed gender differences and perceptions towards condom use among in-school adolescents in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. This was a cross-sectional study undertaken in six local government areas in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and summarised using frequencies and proportions. Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used in the analysis. The level of statistical significance was a p-value of <0.05. Findings showed that a significantly higher proportion of male respondents (58.8%) had a good perception of condom use when compared to female respondents (45.8%). Gender, level of schooling, and working for pay had significant associations with good perceptions of condom use, while the significant predictors in the logistic regression model were gender, level of schooling, and working for pay. Interventions that promote the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and those that empower women with relevant skills by addressing unequal gender power relations in relationships should be prioritized.

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