Willingness to accept vaginal microbicides amongst students of university of ilorin

dc.contributor.author	Okere, Chioma Peace	en
dc.contributor.author	Bolarinwa, Oladimeji A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Aderibigbe, Sunday A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Akande, Tanimola M.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-15T12:23:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-15T12:23:34Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1317
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	AIDS
dc.subject	Vagina--Diseases
dc.subject	antimicrobial agents
dc.subject	Willingness
dc.subject	Ilorin
dc.subject	Προθυμία
dc.subject	Γυναικείος κόλπος
dc.title	Willingness to accept vaginal microbicides amongst students of university of ilorin	en
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heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	AIDS Prevention
heal.classification	Σύνδρομο επίκτητης ανοσολογικής ανεπάρκειας
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
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heal.publicationDate	2011-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Okere, C. P., Bolarinwa, O. A., Aderibigde, S. A. & Akande, T. M. (2011) Willingness to accept vaginal microbicides amongst students of university of ilorin. "Health Science Journal". 5 (4). p. 280-87.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Vaginal microbicides, is a potentially important toolkit to stem the tide of sexually transmitted infection including HIV/AIDS globally. It is being presented as a female-initiated prevention method. Although it is still undergoing clinical trials, an acceptability research is critical in its developmental process. Aim:This study was conducted to determine the willingness to accept vaginal microbicides amongst students of the University of Ilorin. Material and Method: A descriptive cross sectional study in which multi-stage sampling technique was used to select respondents. Self-administered questionnaire was used as data collection instrument amongst 400 respondents that were recruited into the study. Results: About 232 (60%) of the respondents indicated interest in the use vaginal microbicides amongst which 104 (66%) perceived that it could be used without their partner’s knowledge while 209 (64%) felt it would help women be in control of protecting themselves. Factors identified to influence the interest and acceptability of vaginal microbicides include the past use of a protective measure during sexual activity 82 (77.4%), if the cost of vaginal microbicides is similar to that of condoms’ 168 (83%) and its availability over the counter 84 (87%). Conclusions: The study observed an above average willingness to accept and use vaginal microbicides and the factors that influenced its acceptability and use amongst students of University of Ilorin are affordable costs and availability.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2011-10