title: Condom failure among homosexual men.
abstract: Following a postal questionnaire survey of 262 homosexual men carried out to investigate condom use during sexual activity, a sample of 97 men who used condoms during anogenital sex was identified. Thirty-one percent of those who had used a condom during anal intercourse reported at least one incident of condom breakage. When looked at in terms of frequency of individual condom use, it was found that 1 in 27 condoms break during this activity. Examination of the reasons for breakage and a review of the literature indicated that physical stress on the condom is likely to be a major factor in these incidents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, City University, London, U.K.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golombok
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sketchley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rust
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008153:Lubrication; D008297:Male; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids