ArticleSexually transmitted infections2007
Men with broken condoms: who and why?
Article in Sexually transmitted infections, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- A brief, clinic-based, safer sex intervention for heterosexual African American men newly diagnosed with an STD: a randomized controlled trial.American journal of public health · 2009Trial
- Condom Failure Among HIV-Negative Men in Serodiscordant Relationships in Australia, Brazil, and Thailand.AIDS and behavior · 2024Observational
- Addiction/Drug Use and Usage of Condoms Among Homosexual Males: A Cross-sectional Study.Addiction & health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Home-Based Intervention Study (HIS-UK) to Improve Condom Use Skills and Experience: A Qualitative Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Misalignment of sexual and reproductive health priorities among older Latino adolescents and their mothers.Contraception · 2019Article
- Father-Son Communication About Consistent and Correct Condom Use.Pediatrics · 2019Article
- Condom Breakage Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: An In-Depth Investigation Including Men Living With HIV/AIDS.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Article
- Condom Use Errors and Problems: A Comparative Study of HIV-Positive Versus HIV-Negative Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2015Article
- Racial/Ethnic Difference in HIV-related Knowledge among Young Men who have Sex with Men and their Association with Condom Errors.Health education journal · 2015Article
- Associations of sexually transmitted infections with condom problems among young men who have sex with men.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2014Article
- Understanding problems with condom fit and feel: an important opportunity for improving clinic-based safer sex programs.The journal of primary prevention · 2013Article
- Self-reported penis size and experiences with condoms among gay and bisexual men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2013Article
- Condom effectiveness against non-viral sexually transmitted infections: a prospective study using electronic daily diaries.Sexually transmitted infections · 2012Article
- Towards condom skills: a cross-sectional study of the association between condom proficiency, condom problems and STI risk amongst MSM.BMC public health · 2012Article
- Male human papillomavirus prevalence and association with condom use in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2012Article
- HIV, HSV2 and Syphilis Prevalence in Female Sex Workers in Kerman, South-East Iran; Using Respondent-Driven Sampling.Iranian journal of public health · 2012Article
- The association between penis size and sexual health among men who have sex with men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2010Article
- Correlates of Correct Condom Use Among High-Risk African American Men Attending an Urban STD Clinic in the South.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2009Article
- Learning from successful interventions: A culturally congruent HIV risk-reduction intervention for African American men who have sex with men and women.American journal of public health · 2009Article
- Young African American men having sex with multiple partners are more likely to use condoms incorrectly: a clinic-based study.American journal of men's health · 2008Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify (1) the prevalence of condom breakage, and demographic and sexuality-related differences among young men who have sex with women reporting and not reporting this event; (2) condom-specific behaviours associated with breakage.
methodsYoung men (n = 278) attending a clinic for treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) responded to an anonymous questionnaire aided by a CD recording of the questions. The samples were screened to include only men who had used a condom during penile-vaginal sex at least three times in the past 3 months. Condom-specific behaviours (including breakage) were assessed using these last three acts of condom use as the recall period. Correlates achieving bivariate significance were subjected to multivariate analysis.
resultsNearly one third (31.3%) of the men reported recent breakage. The breakage rate was 15%. Three correlates significantly distinguished between men who did and did not report breakage. Men who had past STIs were more likely to report breakage (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 2.08), as were men who also reported condom slippage (AOR 2.72). Less self-efficacy for correct condom use was also significantly associated with breakage (AOR 1.07). Further, three condom-specific behaviours were significantly associated with breakage: allowing condoms to contact sharp objects (AOR 2.6), experiencing problems with the "fit or feel" of condoms (AOR 2.3) and not squeezing air from the receptacle tip (AOR 2.0).
conclusionsBreakage may be common and may occur in a larger context of difficulties with condoms. STI clinics could potentially benefit some men by providing instructions on the correct use of condoms.
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