Context: Although overall condom use has increased substantially over the past decade,
information is needed on whether dual method use has also become more common. In …

Context: How much condom use among US adults varies by type of partner or by risk
behavior is unclear. Knowledge of such differentials would aid in evaluating the progress …

A study based on a convenience sample of 177 couples who each used 11 condoms found
that 103 condoms (5.3%) broke before or during intercourse and 67 condoms (3.5%) slipped …

Context: Whereas the female condom has been evaluated in many hypothetical
acceptability or short-term use studies, there is little information about its suitability for the …

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

A 1991 study of a nationally representative sample of men aged 20-39 finds that 27% of
sexually active men had used a condom in the four weeks before interview. Black men are …

Goal of this study: To examine patterns of condom use and associated characteristics
among sexually active, never-married women in the United States. Study design: Analysis of …

According to nationally representative data from the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth
and the 1988 and 1989 General Social Surveys, 67% of all women aged 15-44 who have …

A theoretical model was used to examine the influence of relationship factors, pregnancy
intentions, contraceptive behavior and other psychosocial characteristics on stages of …

Black, Hispanic and white women recruited for an HIV prevention intervention were
instructed in the use of the female condom and encouraged to try the device. Of the 231 …