Attitude towards condom use, among out of school youths in kibaha district ' coast region: the case of Kibaha Mwendapole, Visiga and Mlandizi

The deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease is a menace to many people but more so to young and unprotected boys and girls as it threatens their lives. The absence of a cure has caused an untold suffering in economic and social existence. It becomes more dangerous to everybody to its lack of vaccine.As abstinence and faithfulness to one partner proves extremely difficult, condoms have been recommended as a preventive measure of HIV/AIDS, since the main mode of transmission is heterosexual contact. The present study examined the attitudes, which out-of-school youths have in respect to the use of condoms. A total number of 200 youths aged between 15-26 years, both boys and girls, participated in the study. The sample also included 20 adults above thirty years and 10 community leaders. The findings showed a significant difference between sex and marital status variances in attitude towards condom use. Financial position and social names were found to be factors that determine decision-making for safe sex. The findings showed significant difference between males and females in perception on factors that detemiine decision- making for safe sex. However, the findings showed that impressing sexual partners and influence from friends had no effect in perception between sex variances. Generally most of the youths showed negative attitudes towards condom use. Adults and community leaders strongly discouraged condom use and suggested cultural patterns of regulating sex activities as preventive measure against the spread of HIV/AIDS and other STls. The analysis was done through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and content analysis Recommendations for both actions, further researches and effective intervention were made