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Predictors for Condom Use With Steady Partners in QUILOMBOLA Communities of Sergipe

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Condom use with steady heterosexual partners has been insufficiently addressed in Brazil, because, in this setting, most studies are on the population of men who have sex with men or sex workers. Besides that, the literature on this topic regarding traditional communities is even scarcer. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to identify which factors are related to the consistent use of condoms with steady partners in Quilombola communities in the northeast region of Brazil. A total of 367 individuals from 14 communities were enrolled from September 2016 to June 2017. Logistic regression models for predicting the consistent use of condoms with steady partners were developed. Most of the study participants (90.73%) had steady partners. Regarding personal vulnerability to not using condoms, only 9.91% of those who had steady partners engaged in protected sexual intercourse with the partners. Provision of sexual health information and receiving condoms showed statistical significance (OR = 4.38; CI = 1.7–11.09; p = 0.002), with approximately four times greater probability of consistent condom use with steady partners, pointing to a vulnerability in relation to those who do not receive these resources. It should also be emphasized that low socioeconomic levels and geographic distance of health units can have a negative impact on access to information and condoms.

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The authors are grateful to the Tiradentes University for the technical and financial support. We are also thankful to the people living in the Quilombola communities in Sergipe.

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This work was supported by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), National Competence Mobilization Program for Development Studies (PROMOB), the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), and Tiradentes University.

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  1. Health and Environment Graduate Program, Tiradentes University, Aracaju, SE, Brazil

    Taciana Silveira Passos

  2. Tiradentes University/UNIT Health and Environment Graduate Program, Aracaju, SE, Brazil

    Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos

  3. Health Planning and Promotion Laboratory of Tiradentes University/UNIT Research and Technology Institute, Aracaju, SE, Brazil

    Ana Luiza Souza Sales da Paixão & Jeferson dos Santos

  4. Health and Environment Graduate Program, Tiradentes University/UNIT, Aracaju, SE, Brazil

    Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira

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Passos, T.S., Almeida-Santos, M.A., da Paixão, A.L.S.S. et al. Predictors for Condom Use With Steady Partners in QUILOMBOLA Communities of Sergipe. Sex Res Soc Policy 16, 112–120 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-018-0341-1

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