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This study examined the factors that influence condom-use among young never-married males in Nigeria. Such information can help improve the design of a prevention programme for young never-married, especially, males to reduce their vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS transmission. Data were derived from the 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Analysis of data was restricted to 827 males aged 15-24 years, who had never married or lived together with a woman. Both descriptive and analytical methods were used for assessing the net effects of socioeconomic factors on condom-use. The analysis used logistic regression models for determining the predictors of sexual behaviour and condom-use among young never-married males in Nigeria. About 43% of the study population was sexually experienced, and the use of a condom remained low. One in five reported the use of a condom at sexual debut. Level of education, place of residence in childhood, urban/rural region, religious affiliation, economic status index, and exposure to mass media were associated with sexual experience and use of protective measures. Economic status index and mass-media exposure were associated with the use of a condom by the respondents during their last sex encounter. About two-fifths (43%) of the young unmarried Nigerian men were sexually experienced but the condom-use remained low, thus making this sub-group of Nigerian population highly vulnerable to STIs, including HIV/AIDS.
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This study examined the factors that influence condom use among monogamous men in Ondo State, Nigeria. Such information can help improve the design of male-involvement interventions in reproductive health and campaigns to reduce the spread of HIV among the general population. Overall, analysis was restricted to 394 men who were in their first union and reported a monogamous marriage at the time of interview. The analysis used logistic regression models for predicting the effects of selected socioeconomic background characteristics on ever-use of a condom and reasons for its use. Findings showed that 30% of monogamous men had ever used a condom, while about 15% of men were currently using the method. The findings further showed that prevention of pregnancy was a concern among monogamous men, much more than prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. The logistic regression models indicated that ever-use of a condom was associated with age, education, and having been counselled on family planning, while place of residence, frequency of television-watching, and exposure to family-planning counselling were factors associated with motivation for condom use. Although prevention of pregnancy is a major motivation for condom use, many men would use a condom for protection against STIs and prevention of pregnancy simultaneously. Therefore, programme interventions aimed at promoting the use of condoms among men should convey both pregnancy and STIs/HIV/AIDS-prevention messages in one programme.