title: Correlates of putting condoms on after sex has begun and of removing them before sex ends: a study of men attending an urban public STD clinic.
abstract: This study aimed to identify possible correlates of putting condoms on after sex has begun and taking them off before sex has ended among male patients of an urban, public sexually transmitted disease clinic. Participants responded to a questionnaire and were largely African American men, 18 to 35 years old, who had used a condom during penile-vaginal intercourse at least three times in the past 3 months. In controlled analyses, men who were not highly motivated to use condoms correctly were nearly twice as likely to put a condom on after sex had begun. Men who reported erection loss during sex were about twice as likely to remove condoms before sex ended. Men reporting difficulties with the fit and feel of condoms were 2.5 times more likely to remove condoms early. Identified correlates may be amenable to clinic-based education and counseling augmented by offering a variety of condom brands and sizes to patients.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA. yarber@indiana.edu
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Yarber
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arno
authors.forename: Rose M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hartzell
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milhausen
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Laurie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Legocki
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rothring
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021841:Safe Sex; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult