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dc.contributor.authorCrosby, RA-
dc.contributor.authorYarber, WL-
dc.contributor.authorSanders, SA-
dc.contributor.authorGraham, CA-
dc.contributor.authorMcBride, K-
dc.contributor.authorMilhausen, RR-
dc.contributor.authorArno, JN-
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-11T11:00:52Z-
dc.date.available2011-04-11T11:00:52Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.citationSexually Transmitted Infections 83(1): 71-75, Feb 2007en_US
dc.identifier.issn1368-4973-
dc.identifier.urihttp://sti.bmj.com/content/83/1/71en
dc.identifier.urihttp://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4997-
dc.descriptionThis is an open access article - Copyright @ 2007 BMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To 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. Methods: Young 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. Results: Nearly 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). Conclusions: Breakage 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial Support for this project was provided by the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, a joint project of Indiana University, University of Colorado and University of Kentucky, and the Office of the Associate Dean of Research, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Indiana University.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.titleMen with broken condoms: Who and why?en_US
dc.typeResearch Paperen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.021154-
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Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers

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