BACKGROUND Little is known about how condoms and other contraceptives influence women's sexual enjoyment, which could shape use patterns. METHODS Data from an online study of women's sexual health and functioning were used to examine how three categories of contraceptive use - hormonal method only, condoms primarily, and dual use - could help predict decreased sexual pleasure associated with ...

OBJECTIVE We determined the association of demographic, psychosocial, and contextual factors with condom use among a large community sample of at-risk adolescents recruited from four locations in the U.S. METHODS We enrolled 1,410 adolescents/young adults between the ages of 15 and 21 with a history of unprotected sex in the past 90 days at four study sites. Subjects completed an audio-assist...

A cross-sectional survey was conducted to examine factors influencing intention of condom use among 378 clients of female sex workers (FSWs) visiting commercial sex sites in St-Marc and Gonaives, Haiti. Mean age of the study participants was 24 years. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, behaviors, and the theory of planned behavior (TPB) con...

A theoretical model was used to examine the influence of relationship factors, pregnancy intentions, contraceptive behavior and other psychosocial characteristics on stages of behavior change in condom use among heterosexual black women of reproductive age. Data from an inner-city street survey compared women who were not contemplating condom use, women who were attempting to use condoms or had...

BACKGROUND Few studies have evaluated the relationship between condom use and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and HSV type 1 (HSV-1) acquisition. OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between condom use and acquisition of HSV-2 and HSV-1 among men and women. DESIGN Analysis of data collected as part of a clinical trial of an ineffective candidate vaccine for HSV-2. SETTING Sexually tra...

This study examined the extent to which cognitive planning and motives for sex can explain condom use at first intercourse with young females' most recent partner. A total of 133 female adolescents completed a questionnaire on cognitive planning (i.e., mentally preparing oneself for discussing condom use and for managing condoms), motives for having sex (i.e., having sex to express love, to exp...

OBJECTIVES To explore the correlates for nonuse of condoms and the factors that affect stages of change for regular condom use among college students in Taiwan. DESIGN AND SAMPLE Cross-sectional, quantitative survey design. A total of 996 college students were recruited from two universities in Northern Taiwan. MEASURES Questionnaires collected data on demographic information, condom use, H...

This paper describes a community-based HIV prevention program designed to improve confidence in condom use skills by giving community members 'hands-on' experience in using condoms correctly. A condom race activity which had been effective in increasing condom skills confidence among university students in the US was modified and implemented with the general population in rural Northeast Thaila...