What interventions have been shown to be effective in increasing condom use among young adults?
The experience in Jamaica provides insight into some effective strategies used to increase condom use. The 1997 Jamaica Reproductive Health Survey and other data indicated that 60 percent of sexually experienced young men ages 15 to 24 and 40 percent of sexually experienced male adolescents ages 10 to 14 reported using condoms for their last or most recent sexual intercourse. Four interventions/circumstances were found to have contributed to increased condom use among adolescent males in Jamaica: • Perceived peer acceptance. Interventions that promote peer endorsement, peer promotion, and condom skills training by peer facilitators will significantly increase condom use because adolescent males are far more likely to accept and use condoms if they believe that their peers are using condoms. • Communication campaigns. Effective communication campaigns should a) address issues of STIs and pregnancy prevention; b) promote messages that desensitize condom inhibitions, popularize condom usa
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