The purpose of this descriptive correlational study using the transtheoretical model was to
determine the relationship between stages of change and condom use among gay and
bisexual men with primary (steady) and casual (occasional) partners. A convenience sample
of 241 gay and bisexual men was recruited from the Internet. The majority of men (n= 198,
82%) never used condoms during anal, vaginal, or oral intercourse with primary partners,
indicating they were in the first of five stages of change (precontemplation). Thirty percent …