Objectives. US women experience high rates of unplanned pregnancy and sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), yet they seldom combine condoms with highly effective …

Context: Women who rely on long-term hormonal contraception may neglect to use
condoms, and thus increase their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases, including …

Background Use of condoms in conjunction with other contraceptive methods has multiple
benefits: prevention of unintended pregnancy, protection against sexually transmissible …

CONTEXT: Hormonal contraceptive users may be at increased risk for HIV and other STDs.
An understanding of their decisions and abilities to use condoms is needed to focus …

Objective To identify prevalence of, characteristics associated with, and combinations of, use
of more than one method of contraception at last intercourse among US women between …

Purpose To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with dual method use (ie,
condom with hormonal contraception or an intrauterine device) among adolescents and …

Background: To provide protection against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy,
condoms must be used consistently and correctly. However, a significant proportion of …

PURPOSE: To describe women's condom use patterns over time and assess predictors of
dual method use 12 months after initiating hormonal contraceptives. METHODS: We …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether contraceptive choice is
influenced by social and reproductive characteristics in a cohort of high-risk women. STUDY …

Although male condoms are the best form of protection against HIV/STDs, they are not the
most effective method for preventing unintended pregnancy. Consequently, use of condoms …