TY - JOUR
T1 - Young African American men having sex with multiple partners are more likely to use condoms incorrectly
T2 - A clinic-based study
AU - Crosby, Richard A.
AU - DiClemente, Ralph J.
AU - Yarber, William L.
AU - Snow, Gregory
AU - Troutman, Adewale
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This study tested the research hypothesis that men's errors using condoms would be associated with having multiple sex partners. Specifically, men engaging in sex with three or more women were compared with those having sex with two or fewer women. Recruitment (N = 271) occurred in a publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic located in a metropolitan area of the Southern United States. All men were clinically diagnosed with an STD. They completed a self-reported questionnaire (using a 3-month recall period). Those reporting sex with men were excluded from the analysis. About one half of the men (48.5%) reported penetrative sex with three or more women. The authors found that among young African American men, newly diagnosed with an STD, reporting recent (past 3 months) sex with multiple partners may be emblematic of condom errors. These men may benefit from clinic-based, targeted counseling and education designed to foster improved quality of condom use.
AB - This study tested the research hypothesis that men's errors using condoms would be associated with having multiple sex partners. Specifically, men engaging in sex with three or more women were compared with those having sex with two or fewer women. Recruitment (N = 271) occurred in a publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic located in a metropolitan area of the Southern United States. All men were clinically diagnosed with an STD. They completed a self-reported questionnaire (using a 3-month recall period). Those reporting sex with men were excluded from the analysis. About one half of the men (48.5%) reported penetrative sex with three or more women. The authors found that among young African American men, newly diagnosed with an STD, reporting recent (past 3 months) sex with multiple partners may be emblematic of condom errors. These men may benefit from clinic-based, targeted counseling and education designed to foster improved quality of condom use.
KW - African American
KW - HIV
KW - Men
KW - STD
KW - Sexual behavior
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U2 - 10.1177/1557988308321320
DO - 10.1177/1557988308321320
M3 - Article
C2 - 19477797
AN - SCOPUS:55349129611
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 2
SP - 340
EP - 343
JO - American Journal of Men's Health
JF - American Journal of Men's Health
IS - 4
ER -