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 …

Despite widespread messaging supporting male (external) condom use to prevent HIV in
endemic settings, utilization of condoms is low across sub-Saharan Africa. A thorough …

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region with the world's highest rates of HIV and other
sexually transmissible infections (STIs), yet numerous studies show that condom use is …

Objectives. We examined correlates of condom use among a national random probability
sample of sexually experienced young adults aged 15 to 24 years (n= 7686) in South Africa …

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 …

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 …

Abstract Background In South Africa, young women are at disproportionate risk of HIV
infection with about 2363 new infections per week in 2015. Proper condom use is one of the …

Background Adolescent HIV and pregnancy rates in Southern Africa are amongst the
highest in the world. Despite decades of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …

Abstract Background Young people in Fiji experience high rates of sexually transmissible
infections and early pregnancy. Despite being identified as a key priority group in national …

This paper describes challenges that men living with HIV experience in negotiating condom
use with sexual partners. After testing HIV-positive, the men in this study attended support …