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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Consistency of condom use among low-income hormonal contraceptive users.

AUTHORS

Sangi-Haghpeykar H; Posner SF; Poindexter AN 3d

SOURCE

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2005 Dec;37(4):184-191.

ABSTRACT

Context: Hormonal contraceptive users may be at increased risk for HIV and other STDs. An understanding of their

decisions and abilities to use condoms is needed to focus intervention programs aimed at improving their protective

behaviors. Methods: Between 1999 and 2001, 426 new users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and oral

contraceptives were recruited from public clinics providing family planning services to low-income women and

surveyed when they began their method and again three months later. Bivariate analyses examined the consistency

of condom use across subgroups, and multivariate analyses assessed associations between consistent use and

various characteristics. Results: Among women who had used condoms consistently before starting on DMPA or the

pill, 54% discontinued consistent use after taking these contraceptives. Overall, 20% of women consistently used

condoms with their hormonal method, and such use did not vary significantly by contraceptive type. Seventy-five

percent of women in nonmonogamous relationships were inconsistent users, though nearly a third had been

consistent users prior to beginning a hormonal method. Factors associated with an elevated likelihood of consistent

use were the male partner's positive opinion of condoms (odds ratio, 3.3) and the woman's strong belief that condom

use is important for vaginal intercourse (3.5) and even if the couple is using another form of birth control (4.1).

Conclusions: Many women at highest risk for disease have a decreased likelihood of using condoms, and disease

prevention programs should be customized to target these women. Educational efforts focusing on women's attitudes

and negotiation skills may be the best means of increasing dual method use. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT1T 51-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Consistency of condom use among low-income hormonal

contraceptive users.", is(are) Sangi-Haghpeykar H; Posner SF; Poindexter AN 3d. The source of this article is

"Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2005 Dec;37(4):184-191.". This article was published in 2005 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 51-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 51

This article is peer-reviewed.

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