Surgical sterilization among women and use of condoms--Baltimore, 1989-1990.
Since 1980, surgical sterilization among women has become the most common contraceptive method used among women aged greater than 30 years in the United States and is used by 28% of women aged 15-44 years. A previous report of women in drug treatment suggested that women who have been surgically sterilized were less likely to report condom use--an effective measure for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)--than were nonsterilized women. This report summarizes a study of the relation between surgical sterilization, risk status for STDs and HIV, and use of condoms among women who reside in two inner-city, minority neighborhoods in Baltimore.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*