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 …

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 …

PURPOSE:: The purpose of this study was to describe the various types of adolescent
sexual relationships and to examine the association between the type of sexual relationship …

To determine correlates of condom use in adolescent males, we administered a sexual
behavior questionnaire to 105 urban males attending a general adolescent clinic. The mean …

Objective. We determined the association of demographic, psychosocial, and contextual
factors with condom use among a large community sample of at-risk adolescents recruited …

PURPOSE: To investigate the extent to which need for intimacy in relationships and motives
for sex are capable of distinguishing between adolescents who always have protected sex …

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of three misconceptions about correct condom use and
determine whether prevalence of these misconceptions varied by gender, sexual …

Objective. To examine predictors of mother–adolescent communication about condoms.
Methods. Interviews were conducted with 907 mothers of adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in …

This study tests a three-stage model of condom use and explores the factors that predict
each of the stages. We reasoned that individuals probably approach the sexual encounter …