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Role of condom negotiation on condom use among women of reproductive age in three districts in Tanzania [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2012
Background HIV/AIDS remains being a disease of great public health concern worldwide. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where women are disproportionately infected with HIV, women are reportedly less likely capable of negotiating condom use ...
Exavery Amon, Kanté Almamy M, Jackson Elizabeth, Noronha John, Sikustahili Gloria, Tani Kassimu, Mushi Hildegalda P, Baynes Colin, Ramsey Kate, Hingora Ahmed, Phillips James F   +10 more
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The impact of oral contraceptive initiation on young women's condom use in 3 American cities: missed opportunities for intervention. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
PurposeTo describe women's condom use and assess predictors of consistent condom use and dual method use in the 6 months after the initiation of oral contraception (OC).MethodsWe conducted a planned secondary cohort analysis among women less than 25 ...
Chelsea Morroni, Stephen Heartwell, Sharon Edwards, Mimi Zieman, Carolyn Westhoff   +4 more
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Condom-use errors and problems among teens attending clinics: better or worse than young adults?

Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2012
Richard Crosby1–3, Richard J Charnigo1, Lydia A Shrier41College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; 2Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA; 3The Kinsey Institute for Research in
Shrier LA, Charnigo RJ, Crosby R
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Feasibility study of the Home-based Exercises for Responsible Sex (HERS) intervention to promote correct and consistent condom use among young women

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Background Male condoms are effective in preventing common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancy, if used correctly and consistently.
Nicola Knights, Nicole Stone, Tom Nadarzynski, Katherine Brown, Katie Newby, Cynthia A. Graham   +5 more
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Individual and poly-substance use and condomless sex among HIV-uninfected adults reporting heterosexual sex in a multi-site cohort

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background We analyzed the association between substance use (SU) and condomless sex (CS) among HIV-negative adults reporting heterosexual sex in the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain (STTR) consortium.
R. J. Fredericksen, B. M. Whitney, E. Trejo, R. M. Nance, E. Fitzsimmons, F. L. Altice, A. W. Carrico, C. M. Cleland, C. Del Rio, A. Duerr, W. M. El-Sadr, S. Kahana, I. Kuo, K. Mayer, S. Mehta, L. J. Ouellet, V. M. Quan, J. Rich, D. W. Seal, S. Springer, F. Taxman, W. Wechsberg, H. M. Crane, J. A. C. Delaney   +23 more
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An integrative review of studies of condom use among Korean college students [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2021
Purpose The purpose of this study was (a) to synthesize studies of condom use among South Korean college students, and (b) to appraise the quality of each article using Gough’s weight of evidence.
Yoonjung Kim, Hye Young Min, Jungmin Lee, Shin-Jeong Kim   +3 more
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Determinants of consistent condom use among Filipino women: Results from the 2017 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Consistent condom use in women, defined as the self-reported usage of male condom in every sexual encounter of the respondent with her most recent partner in the last 12 months, had been perennially low in the Philippines.
Veincent Christian F. Pepito, Arianna Maever L. Amit, Clinton S. Tang, Ryan Gabriel C. Molen, Luis Miguel B. Co, Neil Andrew Kiamco Aliazas, Sarah J. De Los Reyes, Lourdes Bernadette S. Tanchanco   +7 more
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Psychosocial determinants of consistent condom use among university students in Sudan: findings from a study using the Integrated Change Model

BMC Public Health, 2023
Unprotected sex is common among university students in Sudan, thus increasing risks for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Husameddin Farouk Elshiekh, Ciska Hoving, Hein de Vries   +2 more
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Condom Use by Adolescents [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2013
Rates of sexual activity, pregnancies, and births among adolescents have continued to decline during the past decade to historic lows. Despite these positive trends, many adolescents remain at risk for unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Rebecca F. O’Brien, Lee Warner, Margaret J. Blythe, William P. Adelman, Cora C. Breuner, David A. Levine, Arik V. Marcell, Pamela J. Murray, Rebecca F. O’Brien   +8 more
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Factors Associated with Condom Knowledge, Attitude, and Use among Black Heterosexual Men in Ontario, Canada

The Scientific World Journal, 2021
African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) men living in Canada share a heightened risk of HIV infection and the associated risk factors such as suboptimal use of family planning services such as condom use.
Josephine Etowa, Bishwajit Ghose, Hughes Loemba, Egbe B. Etowa, Winston Husbands, Francisca Omorodion, Isaac Luginaah, Josephine Pui-Hing Wong   +7 more
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