title: Condom use by male, enlisted, deployed navy personnel with multiple partners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Condom use by male enlisted personnel deployed on an aircraft carrier in spring 2002 who reported having casual sex partners in foreign ports and (1) only a steady partner, (2) only casual sex partners, or (3) both steady and casual sex partners in the home port.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey, with analysis of the subsample reporting multiple partners (n = 378).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sexual behavior was less frequent and condom use was higher in foreign ports (p < 0.0001). Men involved with both steady and casual partners used condoms less consistently than did those involved with only casual partners (p < 0.05). Sexual behavior also varied with the type of partner (p < 0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Navy strategies promoting condom use in foreign ports appear effective. New strategies are needed for home ports and for men involved with both steady and casual partners.
authors.affiliation: William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: Raymond E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Morgan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Statton
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States