Family Planning Perspectives · 1994 · 208 citations · 2 references
Contraceptive UseTeenage PregnancySocial SciencesSexual CommunicationContraceptionGender StudiesPublic HealthAdolescent MalesSexual And Reproductive HealthHigh RiskPregnancy PreventionInfertilityBehavioral SciencesCommercial SexSexual ResponsibilityExtramarital SexSexual BehaviorEpidemiologySexual HealthSociologyCondom UseYoung MenHuman Sexuality
Condom use among young men is highest at the start of relationships and declines over time. Among sexually active men aged 17–22, condom use fell from 53 % at first intercourse with a partner to 44 % at the most recent episode, declined with age (59 % for 17–18, 56 % for 19–20, 46 % for 21–22), was more likely when partners were perceived as inexperienced, and less likely when partners were perceived as high STD risk.
According to data from the 1991 National Survey of Adolescent Males, condom use is likely to be highest at the beginning of relationships and to decline as the relationship continues. The proportion of sexually active men aged 17-22 who used a condom with their most recent partner declined from 53% the first time they had intercourse with that partner to 44% at the most recent episode. Condom use also decreases with age; 59% of 17-18-year-olds used a condom the first time they had intercourse with their most recent partner, compared with 56% of 19-20-year-olds and 46% of 21-22-year-olds. However, the probability that the female partner used the pill the first time that the couple had sex increased with the man's age--from 21% among 17-18-year-olds to 35% among 21-22-year-olds. Young men were more likely to have used a condom if they thought their partner was sexually inexperienced, and less likely to have done so if they suspected their partner was at high risk for an STD.
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