Abstract

CAMACHO RODRIGUEZ, Doriam Esperanza  and  PABON VARELA, Yadira. PERCEPTIONS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT USE OF CONDOMS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OF THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN COAST. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2014, vol.19, n.1, pp.54-67. ISSN 0121-7577.

Objective: To identify perceptions adversely affecting the use of condoms in university students from the Colombian Caribbean coast. Materials and Methods: A multicenter study conducted in 7 Universities of each of the Departments of the Colombian Caribbean coast in 2013. Cross-sectional descriptive study with a quantitative approach; the sample consisted of 664 undergraduate students of the participating universities; two Ubillos (1995 ) questionnaires to collect information that measure the frequency of condom use and perceptions of use were used. Results: The average age of the population was 21 years, mostly single (92.2%) and female (66.1%); 51.2% used a condom at first intercourse and only 25% use it in all sex. For men, the most deeply rooted perceptions that adversely affect the use of condoms are: breaking Romanticism, putting a stop to the relationship by saying "you have to put it" and always thinking of having them at hand. For women, perceptions revolve around concerns that someone at home finds them and feeling ashamed to buy them. Perceptions that affect condom use in college students dominated the Departments of La Guajira, Córdoba and Magdalena. Conclusions: Although condom use has increased, it still has strong perceptions that negatively affect its use by college students in the Colombian Caribbean Coast.

Keywords : Perception; condoms; family planning; unwanted pregnancy; sexually transmitted diseases.

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