title: [Using the condom--on coping with a necessary evil].
abstract: Social aspects of condom use are mentioned by outlining some sections of the historical development of condom use (early and pre-history, family history in England during the 19th century, combat against syphilis, the "birth-strike-debate" in the German social democratic party). A few results of an own questionnaire research about students' sexuality (n = 666) are presented. They give some hints about a change in the use of different contraceptional techniques in comparison with former studies done in the sixties and at the beginning of the eighties. Condom users and non-users seem to be different in terms of concepts of partnership, sexual contentment and aids preventive behaviour. Finally we discuss some psychological aspects of condom use with regard to the--sparse--relevant literature and to an own qualitative study of the motivation of users and non-users.
authors.affiliation: Abt. Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Klinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rohner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Böhm
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation
vernacular_title: Der Gebrauch des Kondoms--Zum Umgang mit einem notwendigen Ubel.