Data stem from a reproductive health survey conducted in October–
December 2000 among a representative sample of 2,440 youth aged 15–24 living Toamasina
province. Following theoretical models of behavior change, we use logistic regression to assess
the effect of AIDS awareness, personal risk perception, condom access, perceived condom effectiveness,
self-efficacy, and social support on condom use
Our analysis is based on the 2000 Madagascar Adolescent Reproductive Health Survey, which
was commissioned by PSI and implemented by the Direction de la Demographie et des Statistiques
Sociales (DDSS) between October 29 and December 2, 2000 (Rabemanantsoa and Rabary
2001). The survey contains information on a randomly selected sample of youth aged 15–24 living
in Toamasina province. The survey questionnaire included a range of questions on reproductive
health topics including STI/HIV risk behavior and condom use, and was pretested among 55
male and female youth in Toamasina