Women who put condoms on male partners: correlates of condom application.
OBJECTIVE
To identify correlates of women applying condoms.


METHODS
Cross-sectional survey of 533 sexually-active women; questionnaire.


RESULTS
Of the condom users (n = 322), 31.7% reported applying condoms at least once--an average on 59.7% of the occasions. Compared to nonappliers, appliers had more positive affect toward sexually related situations (erotophilia, P = .004) and a higher frequency of sex (P = .003). Condom users, compared to nonusers, were significantly younger (P = .001), were less likely to be in sexually exclusive relationships (P = .001) or married (P = .01), and reported more partners in the past 3 months (P = .001).


CONCLUSIONS
Condom-applying women may have more positive attitudes toward sexuality and engage in a higher frequency of sexual activity.
Sanders
Stephanie A
SA
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. sanders@indiana.edu
Graham
Cynthia A
CA
Yarber
William L
WL
Crosby
Richard A
RA
Dodge
Brian
B
Milhausen
Robin R
RR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health