title: Condom-use patterns among women who live in public housing developments in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
abstract: Abstract:Background. Understanding condom-use patterns and the reasons     that women have for choosing not to use condoms with their sexual     partners, (both steady and non-steady), is important to the development     and implementation of targeted, culturally appropriate interventions     that can promote condom use in low-income and impoverished women.     Methods. A total of 386 women from four public housing developments in     Ponce, Puerto Rico, underwent HIV/STI testing and completed a     self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected from August 2008     to October 2010. Results. Reported levels of condom use were low with     both steady and non-steady sexual partners. Reasons given for not using     condoms with both partner types included the respondent claiming to     know her partner well, a general dislike for condoms, not having     condoms available, and perceiving no need for them. Conclusions. These     findings provide a foundation on which to build an intervention to     promote condom use among impoverished women who live in public housing     in Puerto Rico in addition to other disadvantaged or impoverished     women. It is imperative that health practitioners consider the reasons     that these women have for not using condoms in order to inform the     development and implementation of effective HIV-prevention     interventions.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Program, Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Lisa R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: Carolina Alvarez
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Garriga
authors.forename: Lymari
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cintron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D011638:Public Housing; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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