Condom use at last sex as a proxy for other measures of condom use: Is it good enough?

Sinead N. Younge; Laura F. Salazar; Richard F. Crosby; Ralph J. DiClemente; Gina M. Wingood; Eve Rose

Condom use at last sex as a proxy for other measures of condom use: Is it good enough?

Sinead N. Younge, Laura F. Salazar, Richard F. Crosby, Ralph J. DiClemente, Gina M. Wingood, Eve Rose

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Abstract

Condom use at last sex is a widely used indicator in sexual behavior research; however, there is little empirical research validating this indicator. This study examined whether a single-event recall period (the last time coitus occurred) was consistent with longer recall periods (14 days and 60 days) for a sample of African American adolescent females (N = 566). The findings from this study demonstrate that condom use at last coitus is a valid proxy for condom use behaviors spanning longer time periods.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	927-931
Number of pages	5
Journal	Adolescence
Volume	43
Issue number	172
State	Published - Dec 2008

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National Institute of Mental Health	R01MH061210

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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