Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
Condom use among truck drivers | n = 141 |
|
Yes | 119 | 84.4 |
No | 22 | 15.6 |
Condom use among LDTDs who had sexual interaction with regular partners | n = 36 |
|
Yes | 17 | 47.2 |
No | 19 | 52.8 |
Condom use among LDTDs who had sexual interaction with casual partners | n = 105 |
|
Yes | 102 | 97.1 |
No | 3 | 2.9 |
Reasons for lack of condom use among those who didn’t use | n = 22 |
|
No perceived risk of infection | 18 | 81.8 |
Need to have maximized pleasure from unprotected sexual intercourse | 4 | 22.2 |
Source of condoms | n = 296 |
|
From bars or other entertainment joints | 125 | 42.2 |
Never in need of them at all | 27 | 9.1 |
Purchase from a privately owned facility (pharmacies or chemists) | 29 | 9.8 |
Public health facility | 62 | 21.0 |
Non-governmental health facility | 53 | 17.9 |
Ever lacked condoms in a time of need | n = 296 |
|
Yes | 81 | 27.4 |
No | 215 | 72.6 |
Challenges while accessing condoms | n = 296 |
|
Unavailability or stockouts from bars or other entertainment joints | 73 | 24.7 |
No challenges encountered at all | 205 | 69.3 |
Unavailability from the public health facility | 12 | 4.1 |
Unable to afford them from (pharmacies or chemists) | 6 | 2.0 |