What do young people want?
What’s the use? Condom use among youth in urban Cameroon
What’s the use? Condom use among youth in urban Cameroon
Authors:
Dominique Meekers; Megan Klein; Population Services International
Publisher:
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
In Cameroon, as in many sub-Saharan African countries, high-risk sexual activity is common among young people. A third of women aged 15-19 are pregnant or have had children, and a similar fraction of both sexes have had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). How can young people be encouraged to use condoms? Who influences their decisions most: their peers or parents?
