Condom use among First Nations people living on-reserve in Ontario

• Main Author: Burchell, Ann Natalie
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/11448; http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq28740.pdf

grantor: University of Toronto Objective. To describe patterns of condom use among First Nations people living on-reserve in Ontario. Methods. Analysis of secondary data from the Ontario First Nations AIDS and Healthy Lifestyle Survey, a cross-sectional survey of 658 men and women living in eleven reserve communities. Individuals who had sexual intercourse in the last twelve months were included (n = 400). Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression were used to analyze condom use in the last twelve months. Results. Eight percent always, 31% sometimes, and 61% never used condoms. Of those who used condoms, 8% used them for sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention only, 10% used them for birth control only, and 82% used them for both purposes. Multiple logistic regression revealed that age, gender, familiarity with the traditional way of life, having a steady sex partner, number of sex partners, worry about pregnancy, knowledge about HIV, knowing someone with AIDS, and embarrassment obtaining condoms had significant effects on condom use. Conclusions. The results have implications for the promotion of condoms for HIV/STD prevention among First Nations people living on-reserve in Ontario. M.Sc.