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This paper describes the survey results reporting demographic profiles, behaviours, opinions beliefs, attitudes and intentions related to condom use for three Canadian ethnocultural communities (Latin American, English-speaking Caribbean and South Asian) participating in the Ethnocultural Communities facing AIDS Study. Specific recommendations are presented for HIV-prevention programming based on the research results (AU).
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Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Adulto , Etnicidade , Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida/etnologia , Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida/prevenção & controle , Preservativos/estatística & dados numéricos , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Motivação , Análise Multivariada , Assunção de Riscos , Comportamento Sexual , Comportamento Social , Sudeste Asiático/etnologia , Indonésia/etnologia , América Latina/etnologia , CanadáRESUMO
Studies on the introduction of Cyclofem into family planning programmes have been undertaken in Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, Thailand and Tunisia. Cyclofem is a once-a-month injectable contraceptive containing 25mg medroxyprogesterone acetate and 5mg estradiol cypionate. A total of 7927 subjects were followed in close to routine service delivery conditions in primary and secondary family planning outlets. The studies confirmed the high efficacy of the method with 12-month pregnancy rates ranging from 0 to 0.7 percent. Major differences were seen in reasons and rates of discontinuation between countries, the overall 12-month life table discontinuation rates ranging from 33.5 percent in Indonesia to 71.8 percent in Tunisia. The reasons for discontinuation in each of the five countries described, differences between countries contrasted, and service delivery issues which should be addressed further, raised (AU)