Associations Between Condom Attitudes, STI Diagnosis and Treatment, Condom Use, and Non-Condom Contraceptive Use

Gender differences in AIDS-relevant condom attitudes and condom use.

Two studies, conducted approximately one year apart, examined gender differences in AIDS-relevant condom attitudes, condom use behaviors, and relationships among attitudes and condom use behaviors. Subjects (N = 248, N = 528) were undergraduates, primarily heterosexual. Females reported more favorable attitudes, with the exception of greater inhibition about buying and possessing condoms. Men e...

Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales

Background: Several HIV prevention programs use data on condom sales and survey-based data on condom prevalence to monitor progress. However, such indicators are not always consistent. This paper aims to explain these inconsistencies and to assess whether the number of sex acts and the number of condoms used can be estimated from survey data. This would be useful for program managers, as it wou...

Explaining inconsistencies between data on condom use and condom sales

BACKGROUND Several HIV prevention programs use data on condom sales and survey-based data on condom prevalence to monitor progress. However, such indicators are not always consistent. This paper aims to explain these inconsistencies and to assess whether the number of sex acts and the number of condoms used can be estimated from survey data. This would be useful for program managers, as it woul...

The Relationship between Attitudes and Behaviour, and Condom Use

Association between condom use and HIV infection: a randomised study of self reported condom use measures.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the association between different measures of condom use and prevalent HIV infection. DESIGN Randomised cross sectional study to assess association between HIV infection and different measures of self reported condom use. Female sex workers were randomised to one of five different face to face questionnaires on condom use. Three questionnaires used always to never s...