CONTEXT: In most countries, female condoms are not widely available and uptake has
been slow. More information is needed on how women and men successfully negotiate …

CONTEXT: Usage rates of female condoms are low throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
Programs have traditionally presented female condoms as a means of women's …

Although male partner cooperation is often essential for successful use of the female
condom, only a few studies have directly assessed men's experiences of using the device …

South Africa has the highest number of HIV-infected people in the Southern African Region,
and of great concern is the fact that cases of new infections among young people, especially …

Twenty-five years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, condom use among married/stable couples
remains low and under-researched in developing countries, even countries with high HIV …

This article reports on factors influencing condom use among out-of-school adolescents in
rural southwest Uganda. Despite an abundance of negative discourses and myths about …

This study was conducted to generate data for developing an action plan for accessing the
female condom through primary health care centres in Zimbabwe. It used both quantitative …

Condoms remain an important method for preventing HIV prevention and unintentional
pregnancies, however their use in South Africa is sub-optimal. We analyzed survey data on …

The present study examines the specific constraints to condom use among male and female
adolescents in Edéa, Cameroon, and how they differ by gender. The data come from recent …

South Africa has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world, with young people
particularly affected. Condoms are an effective preventative method against HIV among …