OBJECTIVE Sexual health services have the potential to encourage teenagers' condom use through both the free supply of condoms and counselling. This study investigated whether 15/16-year-olds who attended sexual health services used condoms more and had different beliefs about condoms compared to those who did not use these services. METHODS First, a cross-sectional multivariate model investi...

Descriptive baseline data at enrollment into a cohort of male factory workers who were tested for HIV serology and monitored for sero-conversion over time, were analysed for condom use. At recruitment, the 1,146 men were asked about their sexual behaviour, history of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), condom use and circumstances under which condoms were used. HIV seroprevalence in the cohor...

BACKGROUND Female condoms are the only currently available woman-initiated option that offers dual protection from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The Woman's Condom is a new female condom designed to provide dual protection and to be highly pleasurable and acceptable. OBJECTIVE We sought to estimate the potential dual health impact and cost-effectiveness of a Wo...

Condom (specifically silicone) lubricants are a form of trace evidence being increasingly submitted for examination in forensic investigations sexual assault. Interpreting these traces requires an understanding their transfer and persistence, such as able to quantify the amount transferred material well loss percentage over time. However, best our knowledge, accurate quantification method silic...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Guatemala among the general population is 0.79%, and 94% of transmission is directly related to sexual contact. Studies have been conducted on high- prevalence HIV-positive populations (men who have sex with men, commercial sex workers and prisoners). Heterosexual transmission has gained importance in the epidemic in Central America. To our knowledge, no...

OBJECTIVE To determine factors associated with sexual activity and inconsistent condom use among high-school girls in Dominica. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at five high-schools in Dominica in 2000 to assess behaviour that may put high-school girls at risk for HIV The main outcome variable, sexual activity, was defined as vaginal or anal sex, and inconsistent condom use defin...