Research Article
Structural Impediments to Condom Access in a High HIV/STI-Risk Area
Table 4
Physical accessibility of condoms in the lowest- and the highest-SES districts.
| | Health district | % of residents living below federal poverty level | % of residents living with HIV/AIDS | Mean pregnancy rates, ages 15–19 (per 1000 females) | Sites with physically inaccessible condoms (%) | Sites with accessible condoms (%) |
| | 1, 2 | 41%–45% | 2.3%-2.4% | 100 | 50 (91%) | 5 (9%) | | 6, 7 | 15%-16% | 0.5%–0.8% | 50 | 21 (70%) | 9 (30%) |
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Assistance required to access condoms in lowest-SES districts compared to highest-SES districts: Odds ratio = 4.3 (95% CI, 1.13–17).
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