ArticlePerspectives on sexual and reproductive health2014
Dual method use among a sample of first-year college women.
Article in Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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contextDual method use-using one protective method to reduce the risk of STDs and another to prevent pregnancy-is effective but understudied. No prior studies have employed an event-level approach to examining characteristics associated with dual method use among college women.
methodsIn 12 consecutive monthly surveys conducted in 2009-2010, data on 1,843 vaginal intercourse events were collected from 296 first-year college women. Women reported on their use of condoms and hormonal contraceptives during all events. Multilevel regression analysis was used to assess associations between event-, month- and person-level characteristics and hormonal use and dual method use.
resultsWomen used hormonal contraceptives during 53% of events and condoms during 63%. Dual method use was reported 28% of the time, and only 14% of participants were consistent users of dual methods. The likelihood of dual method use was elevated when sex partners were friends as opposed to romantic partners or ex-boyfriends (odds ratios, 2.5-2.8), and among women who had received an STD diagnosis prior to college (coefficient, 2.9); it also increased with level of religiosity (0.8). Dual use was less likely when less reliable methods were used (odds ratio, 0.2) and when women reported more months of hormonal use (0.8), were older than 18 (coefficient, -4.7) and had had a greater number of partners before college (-0.3).
conclusionsA better understanding of the characteristics associated with dual method use may help in the design of potential intervention efforts.
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