Because inconsistent condom use could put adolescent women at an increased risk for
sexually transmitted diseases, it is important to understand when and with whom they use …

A six-month prospective study examined consistency of condom use for disease prevention
among 308 adolescent women who had received a prescription for oral contraceptives at a …

OBJECTIVES: The association between the timing of discussions about condoms between
mother and adolescent and adolescents' condom use during their first and subsequent …

A health belief model of condom use was used to identify factors associated with condom
use in 390 sexually active female adolescents, aged 12 through 19 years, recruited at the …

Assessed condom use, barriers to condom use, oral contraceptive use, partnership status
and STD history in 457 15-30 year-old women attending four family planning clinics …

Objective: Protection from both sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy is best
obtained by the combined use of male condoms and effective female contraceptive …

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

Purpose: To explore associations of self-reported condom use with sexual risk knowledge
and behaviors, perceptions of peer condom use, and communication with sexual partners …

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 …

PURPOSE: Consistent condom use is critical to efforts to prevent sexually transmitted
infections among adolescents, but condom use may decline as relationships and …