Factors associated with consistent condom use by employees in the brewery industry in Nigeria

Many employees of large organisations in Nigeria face significant risks for HIV infection, especially due to occasional or regular job transfers, involvement in casual sexual encounters and lack of consistent condom use. The current study analysed the determinants of consistent condom use in 710 sexually active men (N = 617) and women (N = 93) recruited from the country's brewery industry. Results showed that only 12% of the employees consistently used a condom. Men who used condoms for all sexual encounters were more likely to be single, had 12 - 18 years of schooling, worked as intermediate level staff, thought a condom was useful to prevent HIV infection, and perceived that condoms hinder sexual satisfaction.Women who consistently used condoms were more likely to have 7 - 12 years of schooling. It is appropriate that brewery authorities develop work place programmes to enhance condom use among employees in order to prevent the spread of HIV infection. Keywords: condom use, HIV/AIDS, Nigeria. RÉSUMÉ Beaucoup d'employés des grandes entreprises du Nigéria courent un grand risque de contamination par le VIH surtout à cause des déplacements réguliers ou qui se font de temps en temps dûs au travail, des relations sexuelles non suivies et de ne pas utiliser des préservatifs à chaquefois. Cette étude a fait une analyse des déterminants de l'utilisation des préservatifs de manière systèmatique chez 710 hommes (N = 617) et femmes (N = 93) qui sont sexuellement actifs et qui travaillent dans la brasserie du pays. Les résultats ont montré que 12% des employés utilisent des préservatifs systèmatiquement. Les hommes qui se servent des préservatifs à chaquefois qu'ils ont des rapports sexuels étaient plus souvent célibataires, ont subit 12 - 18 ans de scolarisation, étaient dans des postes moyennement placés sur l'échelon, ils considéraient des préservatifs comme un moyen de prévention contre la contamination par le VIH et ils pensaient que les préservatifs diminuent le plaisir sexuel. Les femmes qui utilisaient des préservatifs ont subit 7-12 ans de scolarisation. Il est nécessaire que les autorités de la brasserie puissent mettre en place des programmes/projets de sensibilisation à l'utilisation des préservatifs parmi les employés avec le but d'éviter la dissémination de l'infection par le VIH. Mots clés : l'utilisation des préservatifs,VIH/SIDA, le Nigéria. SAHARA J Vol.1(1) 2004: 27-3

Individual differences in memory span: relationship between rate of item identification and rate of reading

No Abstract Available African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Vol.4(1) 1999: 74-7

Complexities of Short-Term Mobility for Sex Work and Migration among Sex Workers: Violence and Sexual Risks, Barriers to Care, and Enhanced Social and Economic Opportunities

Despite research on the health and safety of mobile and migrant populations in the formal and informal sectors globally, limited information is available regarding the working conditions, health, and safety of sex workers who engage in short-term mobility and migration. The objective of this study was to longitudinally examine work environment, health, and safety experiences linked to short-term mobility/migration (i.e., worked or lived in another city, province, or country) among sex workers in Vancouver, Canada, over a 2.5-year study period (2010–2012). We examined longitudinal correlates of short-term mobility/migration (i.e., worked or lived in another city, province, or country over the 3-year follow-up period) among 646 street and off-street sex workers in a longitudinal community-based study (AESHA). Of 646 sex workers, 10.84 % (n = 70) worked or lived in another city, province, or country during the study. In a multivariate generalized estimating equations (GEE) model, short-term mobility/migration was independently correlated with older age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.95, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.92–0.98), soliciting clients in indoor (in-call) establishments (AOR 2.25, 95 % CI 1.27–3.96), intimate partner condom refusal (AOR 3.00, 1.02–8.84), and barriers to health care (AOR 1.77, 95 % CI 1.08–2.89). In a second multivariate GEE model, short-term mobility for sex work (i.e., worked in another city, province, or country) was correlated with client physical/sexual violence (AOR 1.92, 95 % CI 1.02–3.61). In this study, mobile/migrant sex workers were more likely to be younger, work in indoor sex work establishments, and earn higher income, suggesting that short-term mobility for sex work and migration increase social and economic opportunities. However, mobility and migration also correlated with reduced control over sexual negotiation with intimate partners and reduced health care access, and mobility for sex work was associated with enhanced workplace sexual/physical violence, suggesting that mobility/migration may confer risks through less control over work environment and isolation from health services. Structural and community-led interventions, including policy support to allow for more formal organizing of sex work collectives and access to workplace safety standards, remain critical to supporting health, safety, and access to care for mobile and migrant sex workers