Status of condom use and related factors among married women in rural area

Objective To study consciousness and status of condom use among married women and identify factors associated with them.Methods Married women aged below 50 years from local areas were interviewed using a questionnaire by multi-stage stratified sampling method.Results 18.3% of 382 married women put forward to use condom,46.1% of married women used condom and 15.7% used condom in the last year,but only 3.4% used it consistently.There was a significant association between consciousness of condom use and condom use.Age,education,perceived risk to HIV infection,unhappiness of husbands caused by using condom,perceived complete protection using condoms,medium decision making power were predictors of condom use in a recent year.Conclusion A small proportion of participants have consciousness of condom use,and also the rate of condom use is low in a recent year.Prevention strategies based on increasing consciousness of condom use may be sufficient to improve condom use.