AIDS Education and Prevention · 2008 · 38 citations · 20 references
MedicineHealth PromotionPreventive MedicineHiv PreventionReproductive HealthWomen's HealthPrevention Of Sexual TransmissionSafer Sex PracticesSexual HealthSexual Health PreventionSexual Risk ReductionSexually Transmitted InfectionsCondom AcceptabilityCondom AccessCondom UptakeCondom Use BehaviorFemale Condom PromotionFemale Condom UseHiv Prevention In WomenProspective Cohort Data
As the first phase of a two-phase prospective cohort study to assess the acceptability of the diaphragm as a potential HIV/STI prevention method, we conducted a 2-month prospective study and examined the effect of a male and female condom intervention on female condom (FC) use among 379 sexually active women in Harare, Zimbabwe. Reported use of FC increased from 1.1% at baseline to 70.6% at 2-month follow-up. Predictors of FC uptake immediately following the intervention included interest in using FC, liking FC better than male condoms, and believing one could use them more consistently than male condoms. Women reported 28.8% of sex acts protected by FC in the 2 weeks prior to last study visit. Though FC may not be the preferred method for the majority of women, with access, proper education, and promotion they may be a valuable option for some Zimbabwean women.
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Evaluation of the Virus Permeability of a New Condom for Women
W. Lawrence Drew, MARGARET BLAIR, Richard C. Miner et al. · Sexually Transmitted Diseases · 1990 · 117 citations