Effectiveness of the female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AB Wiyeh, RKB Mome, PW Mahasha, EJ Kongnyuy… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
infections (STIs) remains inconclusive. We examined the effects of female condoms on the
acquisition of HIV … the incidence of HIV infection when women used the polyurethane female

The future of the female condom

S Hoffman, J Mantell, T Exner, Z Stein - Perspectives on sexual and …, 2004 - JSTOR
female condom remains important to promote, especially in the face of heterosexually acquired
HIV infection … recently that marginalizes the female condom as a viable prevention option, …

A review of female-condom effectiveness: patterns of use and impact on protected sex acts and STI incidence

G Vijayakumar, Z Mabude, J Smit… - … Journal of Std & …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
… (Other RCTs dealing with the female condom do exist, but we … of the female condom against
a male-condom-only control … of the female condom among women at risk for HIV infection. …

Long-term use of the female condom among couples at high risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in Zambia

E Musaba, CS Morrison, MR Sunkutu… - Sexually Transmitted …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
… male condom. The objective of this study was to determine whether couples at high risk of
HIV infection would use the female condom over a 1-year period and whether female condom

Factors associated with female condom use among HIV-seropositive women

SC Kalichman, D Rompa… - International journal of …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
… found that 79% of women at risk for HIV infection used female condomsfemale condoms
and factors associated with female condom use in women who know that they are HIV infected. …

Women at risk of HIV and other STDs: Who is receptive to using the female condom?

RJ Cabral, LV Pulley, LM Artz, C Johnson… - Journal of Sex …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
… can control, such as the female condom (FC), may provide them with alternatives to the male
condom (MC) for protecting themselves from HIV and other SID infections. We assessed the …

Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission

…, Cochrane HIV/AIDS Group - … of systematic reviews, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
… Heterosexual intercourse is the primary mode of HIV infection worldwide. In the US, male
homosexual contact and intravenous drug use account for the majority of HIV infections, but …

Progress and challenges to male and female condom use in South Africa

ME Beksinska, JA Smit, JE Mantell - Sexual health, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
… The 2003 SADHS showed that most men (85.2%) but fewer women (71%) agreed that
condoms reduce the risk of HIV infection. Limiting sex to one uninfected partner was seen as a …

Acceptability of the female condom among women at risk for HIV infection

HL Surratt, WM Wechsberg, LB Cottler… - American …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
… women to the female condom—a female-controlled method of protection from HIV and other
… All respondents participated in a female condom education program, were asked to try the …

The female condom: the international denial of a strong potential

A Peters, W Jansen, F van Driel - Reproductive health matters, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
… We argue that universal access to female condoms is not primarily hampered by obstacles
on … stated that the female condom is 94–97% effective in reducing the risk of HIV infection, if …