OBJECTIVES. The purpose of the study was to determine the contraceptive efficacy of the
female condom and to provide data about the device to the US Food and Drug …

Because the research design for the clinical trial establishing the contraceptive efficacy of
the female condom--a six-month life-table probability of failure of 15%(12% in the United …

A clinical trial was conducted in 10 centers throughout Japan to assess the contraceptive
efficacy and acceptability of the Reality® female condom. All 195 subjects who were …

OBJECTIVES. This study analyzed the prevalence and determinants of the quality of
condom use after a woman's first visit to a family planning clinic. METHODS. This report …

More than 10 years have elapsed since the female condom became widely available, and it
remains the only female-initiated means of preventing both pregnancy and sexual-ly …

Data from a street survey conducted among 717 women aged 17-35 in two inner-city
Baltimore communities in 1991-1992 indicate that 17% of the entire sample, 38% of women …

Among a nationally representative sample of 932 sexually experienced unmarried women
aged 17-44, 41% reported using condoms for protection against sexually transmitted …

Low-income African-American women (N= 178) entering health clinics completed surveys
assessing perceived barriers to condom use for themselves personally and for African …

Objective: The objective of this study was to study the frequency and determinants of
breakage and slippage during female and male condom use. Goal: The goal of this study …

CONTEXT: Hormonal contraceptive users may be at increased risk for HIV and other STDs.
An understanding of their decisions and abilities to use condoms is needed to focus …