Condom use in the year following a sexually transmitted disease clinic visit

Consistent condom use can prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but few studies have measured how the prevalence of consistent use changes over time. We measured the prevalence and correlates of consistent condom use over the course of a year. We did a secondary analysis of data from an HI...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2009-01, Vol.20 (1), p.9-13
Main Authors: Peterman, T A, Tian, L H, Warner, L, Satterwhite, C L, Metcalf, C A, Malotte, K C, Paul, S M, Douglas, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Condoms - utilization
Counseling
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Female
General aspects
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Prevalence
Safe Sex - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Young Adult
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Summary:Consistent condom use can prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but few studies have measured how the prevalence of consistent use changes over time. We measured the prevalence and correlates of consistent condom use over the course of a year. We did a secondary analysis of data from an HIV prevention trial in three sexually transmitted disease clinics. We assessed condom use during four three-month intervals for subjects and across their partnerships using unconditional logistic regression. Condom use was also assessed for subjects during all three-month intervals combined. The 2125 subjects reported on 5364 three-month intervals including 7249 partnership intervals. Condoms were always used by 24.1% of subjects and 33.2% of partnerships during a three-month interval. Over the year, 82% used condoms at least once but only 5.1% always used condoms. Always use of condom was more likely for subjects who had sex only once (66.5%) compared with >30 times (6.4%); one-time partnerships (64.1%) compared with main partnerships (22.2%); and in new partnerships (44.0%) compared with partnerships that were not new (24.5%). Although consistent condom use may prevent STIs, condoms were rarely used consistently during the year of follow-up.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1258/ijsa.2008.008177