Beyond traditional gender roles and identity: does reconceptualisation better predict condom-related outcomes for African-American women?

AB Nguyen, TT Clark, KB Hood… - Culture, Health & …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
African-American women continue to be at high risk for HIV and better prevention efforts are
needed. The current paper sought to investigate the relationship between gender roles and …

Female condom use and adoption among men and women in a general low-income urban US population

MR Weeks, W Zhan, J Li, H Hilario, M Abbott… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
HIV prevention is increasingly focused on antiretroviral treatment of infected or uninfected
persons. However, barrier methods like male condoms (MC) and female condoms (FC) …

Social and proximate determinants of the frequency of condom use among African, Caribbean, and other Black people in a Canadian city: results from the BLACCH …

S Baidoobonso, GR Bauer, KN Speechley… - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract African, Caribbean, and other Black (ACB) people are a priority group for HIV
prevention in Canada, but little is known about condom use in this population. This …

'Female condoms give women greater control': A qualitative assessment of the experiences of commercial sex workers in Swaziland

T Mathenjwa, P Maharaj - The European Journal of Contraception …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To explore commercial sex workers' experiences with the female condom in
Swaziland. Methods This is a qualitative study that draws on two focus group discussions …

Level of awareness and uptake of the female condom in women aged 18 to 49 years in Bindura district, Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe

T Chipfuwa, A Manwere, MM Kuchenga… - African journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Zimbabwe introduced the female condom in 1997, but acceptance was slow. A study was
conducted to determine its level of awareness and uptake in women aged 18 to 49 years at …

What can we learn about the female condom online? An analysis of visual representations of the female condom on the Internet

K Chatterjee - Atlantic Journal of Communication, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study used social functional semiotics and the concept of gender display to examine
visual representations of the female condom on Google Images. A content analysis of 195 …

Accessibility and availability of the Female Condom2: Healthcare provider's perspective

SS Phiri, R Rikhotso, MM Moagi, VM Bhana, PM Jiyane - curationis, 2015 - journals.co.za
Background: Despite the acceptability of the Female Condom2 (FC2) as a contraceptive
method by some women, it remains inaccessible and unavailable to the majority of women …

Gender differences in the experience of violence, discrimination, and stress hormone in African Americans: Implications for public health

L Jackson, M Shestov… - Journal of Human Behavior …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Violence is more prevalent in African American communities than in other American
communities. This has impacts not only on criminal justice interventions but also on the …

[PDF][PDF] Factors that influence utilization of the female condom among senior secondary school female students in urban Cameroon

EE Tarkang, LE Bain - American journal of health research, 2014 - academia.edu
The female condom is a proven effective female controlled HIV prevention device.
Sociocultural and biological factors predispose women to a heavier burden of HIV/AIDS than …

Adding the female condom to HIV prevention interventions for women with severe mental illness: a pilot test

PY Collins, H Von Unger, S Putnins, N Crawford… - … mental health journal, 2011 - Springer
We evaluated the efficacy of a gender-specific intervention to reduce sexual risk behaviors
by introducing female-initiated methods to urban women with severe mental illness. Seventy …