Women may face systematically greater benefits than men from adopting certain technologies, for example some health-improving technologies. Yet women often hold lower bargaining power, such that men’s preferences constrain household adoption in households containing men. Introducing a version of the technology is less effective, but has perceived costs or higher to men, increase and welfare com...

BACKGROUND To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the combined regimen (consisting of condoms and emergency contraception pills (ECP)) and using condoms only for the purpose of preventing pregnancy. METHODS One-thousand-five-hundred-and-sixty-two (1,562) couples as volunteers enrolled at nine centers in Shanghai. Eight-hundred-and-twelve (812) were randomized to use male condoms and ECP...

Latex condoms are a very effective barrier method for preventing transmission of HIV and other STDs,1 and the most popular and commonly used form of protection against them. Despite strong arguments in favor of condom use, many people at risk for HIV infection do not regularly use condoms during sex. Among the reasons people give for not using condoms are: dislike of them; insufficient or inacc...

Indigenous adolescents and young people in Panama are at high-risk for sexually transmitted infections, due part to limited access condoms comprehensive sexual reproductive health (SRH) education. There is a paucity of evidence on how develop education programmes that incorporate different sources learning. We used Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory understand two key learning: noncaregivers (s...

Objectives: To identify (1) the prevalence of condom breakage, and demographic and sexuality-related differences among young men who have sex with women reporting and not reporting this event; (2) condomspecific behaviours associated with breakage. Methods: Young men (n = 278) attending a clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) responded to an anonymous questionnaire aide...

Two hundred and seventy seven homosexual men participating in an AIDS study in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, were interviewed in July to December 1986 regarding their experiences with the use of condoms during anogenital intercourse. It appeared that in many cases the condoms used could not be described as reliable, or were not used safely. In 8% (117/1468) of cases the condom tore or slipped off...

Adolescents and young adults are highly impacted by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancy in the United States and globally. Consistent and correct use of male latex condoms is associated with protection against both STIs and pregnancy. Providing adolescents and young adults with access to free condoms in schools may increase the use of condoms by improving condom avail...