CONTEXT: Condoms are less likely to be used in primary relationships than in other
relationship types. An understanding of what women and men expect when entering into …

It was examined whether sexual relationship characteristics were associated with condom
use and safe sex practices against HIV. Characteristics investigated were:(1) age difference …

Context: It is not established whether the condom is as effective at preventing heterosexual
transmission of HIV as it is for preventing conception. An overall estimate of condom …

Given the racial/ethnic disparities that characterize STI trends and recent increases in
heterosexually transmitted HIV infection in the US, an understanding of factors underlying …

Using nationally representative data from 13 sub‐Saharan African countries, we reinforce
and expand upon previous findings that men report using condoms more frequently than …

Safe sex skills training often teach women to be assertive in condom use negotiations.
However, it has been suggested that assertiveness training may be inappropriate for women …

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 potential reason why people who know that condom use reduces the likelihood of
contracting AIDS do not use condoms was investigated in this study. People who felt more …

Women are being devastated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the US and all over the world,
most infections occurring via heterosexual activity with a primary partner. Although a number …

Two hundred ten heterosexual undergraduates in dating relationships were surveyed about
reasons for not using condoms every time for vaginal and anal sex and for increasing or …