Condom promotion in women attending inner city general practices for cervical smears: a randomized controlled trial

Background. Although condom promotion schemes have been widely piloted in UK general practices, there have been no rigorous evaluations of their effectiveness. Objectives. To see if a practice-based sexual health education intervention increases the number of women having smears who are given condom...

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Published in:Family practice 2000-02, Vol.17 (1), p.56-59
Main Authors: Oakeshott, Pippa, Kerry, Sally, Hay, Sima, Hay, Phillip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Condoms
Condoms - statistics & numerical data
Family Practice
Female
Health Promotion
Humans
London
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
randomized controlled trial
Risk Factors
Sex Education
sexual health promotion
Sexual Partners
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
Urban Health
Vaginal Smears
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Summary:Background. Although condom promotion schemes have been widely piloted in UK general practices, there have been no rigorous evaluations of their effectiveness. Objectives. To see if a practice-based sexual health education intervention increases the number of women having smears who are given condoms and advice on avoiding STDs. To see if this low cost intervention affects subsequent condom use. Method. We conducted a cluster randomized trial of condom promotion in 1382 women aged
ISSN:0263-2136
1460-2229
DOI:10.1093/fampra/17.1.56