ArticleThe journal of primary prevention2013
Understanding problems with condom fit and feel: an important opportunity for improving clinic-based safer sex programs.
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- 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
- Reducing New Chlamydia Infection Among Young Men by Promoting Correct and Consistent Condom Use: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Feasibility study of the Home-based Exercises for Responsible Sex (HERS) intervention to promote correct and consistent condom use among young women.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- Taking the Maximum Risks for Satisfaction: Understanding the Process of Condom Discontinuation among National Youth Service Corps' Members in Nigeria.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Validation of an Event-Level, Male Sexual Pleasure Scale (EMSEXpleasure) Among Condom-Using Men in the U.S.Archives of sexual behavior · 2018Article
- Estimating the Prevalence and Predictors of Incorrect Condom Use Among Sexually Active Adults in Kenya: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Article
- Measures of Attitudes Toward and Communication about Condom Use: Their Relationships With Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Article
- Women's Preferences for Penis Size: A New Research Method Using Selection among 3D Models.PloS one · 2015Article
- The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception: Reviewing the Literature and Building a New Concept.Journal of sex researchReview
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences and other demographic correlates of condom fit and feel problems among a diverse sample of adult condom users and to examine men's and women's perceptions and experiences with condom fit and feel problems. Participants were recruited from an electronic mailing list. The analytic sample (N = 949) included self-identified heterosexual men (n = 771) and women (n = 178) who reported using condoms for penile-vaginal or penile-anal intercourse in the past 3 months. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were applied. Of the sample, 38.3% reported experiencing at least one condom fit or feel problem. Problems with condom fit during sex did not differ significantly by gender (p = .73). Perceptions of specific condom use problems were organized into five themes: (1) decreased sensation, (2) lack of naturalness, (3) condom size complaints, (4) decreased pleasure, and (5) pain and discomfort. In this diverse sample, there was a high prevalence of condom fit and feel issues among women as well as men. These issues, mostly focused on loss of pleasure, represent a substantial public health problem and thus warrant attention in safer sex programs.
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