title: Condom Breakage Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: An In-Depth Investigation Including Men Living With HIV/AIDS.
abstract: Correlates of condom breakage (reported by 19% of 398 young black who have sex with men) for anal insertive sex included the following: condoms drying out (P = 0.018), erection loss during application (P = 0.03), and using erection-enhancing drugs (P = 0.003). Breakage was 2.7 times greater for HIV-positive men (P = 0.001). Breakage was associated with testing positive for urethral infections (P = 0.012).
authors.affiliation: From the *College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; †The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Bloomington, IN; and ‡University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mena
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010410:Penile Erection; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult