scholarly journals Condom Use and Number of Sexual Partners among Secondary School Female Students in an Urban City of Cameroon

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
EE Tarkang
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Urban City ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

scholarly journals Condom Use and Number of Sexual Partners among Male Syphilis Patients who Report Having Sex with Men

2010 ◽  
Vol 101 (10) ◽  
pp. 847-852
Author(s):  
B. Repiso ◽  
M. Frieyro ◽  
F. Rivas-Ruiz ◽  
M. De Troya
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals A longitudinal examination of risky sexual behaviors among Canadian and Italian adolescents: Considering individual, parental, and friend characteristics

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Aude Boislard P. ◽  
François Poulin ◽  
Jeff Kiesner ◽  
Thomas J. Dishion
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Antisocial Behaviors ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Italian Adolescents

In this study, two longitudinal models of early adolescent risky sexual behaviors (RSB) were compared using a pooled sample of 267 Canadian and Italian adolescents (55% females; 53% Canadians) assessed yearly from grade 8 to 10. We focused on parenting practices (monitoring, control, limit setting), adolescent problem behaviors (antisocial behaviors, substance use) and their friends' deviance (antisocial behaviors, substance use) as predictors of condom use frequency and lifetime number of sexual partners. The socialization model postulates that youths' problem behaviors and RSB are behaviors learned within the friendship network where deviancy training can occur. The selection model posits that delinquent youth tend to affiliate with each other, and that RSB is one of many behaviors that can form the basis of selection. Using structural equation modeling, this study showed that the socialization model was the most accurate to explain the emergence of RSB. A full mediation of parenting practices, passing through deviant friends and youths' problem behavior, was observed for condom use. The same process applied to number of sexual partners, but a direct effect for parenting practices was also found.

scholarly journals Low use of condom and high STI incidence among men who have sex with men in PrEP programs

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0245925
Author(s):  
Oskar Ayerdi Aguirrebengoa ◽  
Mar Vera García ◽  
Daniel Arias Ramírez ◽  
Natalia Gil García ◽  
Teresa Puerta López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Risk Compensation ◽  
Preexposure Prophylaxis ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Very High

Objective Since the recent introduction of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), several studies have reported a decrease in the use of condoms and a rise in STIs among users. This rise in risk behavior associated with the advent of PrEP is known as “risk compensation.” The aim of this study is to measure clinical and behavioral changes associated with the introduction of PrEP by analyzing condom use for anal intercourse, number of sexual partners, sexualized drug use and STI incidence. Methods We performed a retrospective descriptive study of PrEP users followed every 3months over a 2-year period spanning 2017–2019 in a referral clinic specializing in STI/HIV in Madrid, Spain. One hundred ten men who have sex with men and transgender women underwent regular screening for STIs and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral data were gathered for all subjects studied. Results The risk compensation observed in this study consisted primarily of a lower rate of condom use, while the number of sexual partners and recreational drug consumption remained stable. We observed a very high incidence of STIs in this sample, particularly rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia. The factors shown to be independently associated with the presence of an STI on multivariate analysis were age below 30 years and over 10 sexual partners/month. Conclusion The incidence of STI acquisition was higher than expected, indicating a need for strategies to minimize this impact, particularly among younger individuals with a higher number of sexual partners.

scholarly journals How Do Californians Define Safe Sex?

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel M. Moskowitz ◽  
Assunta Ritieni ◽  
Maya Tholandi ◽  
Qiang Xia
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Safe Sex ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Policies And Programs

Objectives: We examined definitions of “safe sex” among adults in California, and assessed whether definitions varied by sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behavior. Methods: We analyzed crosssectional data from the “AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors (KABB) Survey,” a statewide telephone survey of California adults conducted in 2000. Results: The four most common definitions of safe sex were condom use (68.0%), abstinence (31.1%), monogamy (28.4%), and safe partner (18.7%). Definitions were associated with sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, and number of sexual partners in the past 12 months. Conclusions: Most adults defined safe sex in terms of condom use either alone or in conjunction with other methods. Individuals’ definitions were complex and varied across sociodemographic groups which suggest the need for policies and programs which reflect this diversity.

scholarly journals High Risk Sexually Transmitted Disease Behaviour in Canada

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl a) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Noni E MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Disease ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners ◽  
Street Youths

High risk sexually transmitted disease (STD)/human immunodeficiency virus (HfV) transmission behaviour appears to be the norm, not the exception, for most adolescents. The perception of STD/HIV risk and actual risk do not always match. The major motivating factor for condom use evident in adolescents was fear of pregnancy, not fear of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or STDs. Other factors influencing decreased condom use included: embarrassment about buying condoms: difficulty discussing condoms with a prospective partner; use of oral contraceptives; belief that condoms interfere with sexual pleasure; low HIV knowledge; and, for women, a large number of sexual partners. Overall. females reported having had more STDs than males. Prostitutes, both male and female, reported the highest rates (45% and 68%, respectively). Of the street youths studied, 16% reported having at least one prior STD diagnosis, compared to 9% of school dropouts and 5% of first year college students. The number of sexual partners and participation in anal intercourse strongly inlluenced the reported STD rate for street youths. STD/HIV risk reduction educational programs must be targeted and adapted to the cultural and social needs and resources of the different adolescent groups, particularly street youth, who are clearly a 'core' group for adolescent STD.

The Role of Objectification in College Women’s Substance Misuse and Sexual Risk

2021 ◽  
pp. 263207702110543
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Ertl ◽  
Jacob S. Sawyer ◽  
Jessica L. Martin ◽  
Rachel E. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
College Student ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Objectification Theory ◽  
Body Shame ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Body Surveillance ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

Sexism and objectification present major challenges for mental and physical health among women. Scholars have called for research to identify mechanisms that underlie these associations as well as to delineate factors to target in prevention and intervention efforts. This study aimed to build on central tenets of objectification theory through its examination of sexist experiences in relation to body surveillance, body shame, depressive symptoms, and the health risk behaviors of substance use (i.e., alcohol and drug misuse) and sexual risk (i.e., condom use and number of sexual partners) among a large sample of college student women. We also examined whether body surveillance, body shame, and depressive symptoms would mediate theorized pathways extended to substance use and sexual risk. A sample of 505 full-time college student women ages 18–26 completed an online survey that assessed their health and behaviors. We used structural equation modeling to test mediation hypotheses. Results largely supported hypotheses, extended objectification theory to sexual risk, and expanded upon past research on objectification in relation to substance use. Notably, results of this study provided a more nuanced knowledge of how objectification may lead to increases in sexual risk when assessed by number of sexual partners (but not condom use). Further research is warranted to understand potential explanatory pathways between sexism, objectification, and sexual risk. Findings can inform prevention and intervention efforts to target body surveillance, body shame, and depressive symptoms to attempt to reduce the burden of sexist experiences on women’s health.

Age-Related Increase in Sexual Behaviours and Decrease in Regular Condom Use among Adolescents in Australia

1994 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
M P Dunne ◽  
M Donald ◽  
J Lucke ◽  
R Nilsson ◽  
R Ballard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Related Increase

The prevalence of sexual behaviours was estimated from a survey of 3854 Australian secondary school students. Self-reported prevalence of intercourse increased from 9.9% (age 13 years or less) to 23.9% (age 15) and 51.2% at age 17 and over. Among 932 sexually experienced youth in the final 3 years of secondary school, 26% of males and 18% of females reported having 3 or more partners in the previous year; 89.4% had used a condom at least once, with males (71.8%) reporting more last occasion condom use than females (53.4%). ‘Last occasion’ and ‘usual’, but not lifetime, condom use was significantly lower among older respondents. Although nearly 90% of females in each of 3 age groups reported lifetime condom use, just 27.6% of female students aged 17 or more reported that condoms were always used during intercourse. The decline with age, noted in research with adults and older adolescents, may begin in the middle teens.

Correlates of Condom Use and Number of Sexual Partners Among High School Adolescents

1993 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna L. Richter ◽  
Robert F. Valois ◽  
Robert E. McKeown ◽  
Murray L. Vincent
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

Number of Sexual Partners, Condom Use and Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1197-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
FABIO PARAZZINI ◽  
LUCA CAVALIERI D'ORO ◽  
LUIGI NALDI ◽  
COSETTA BIANCHI ◽  
SEVERO GRAEFEMBERGH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners
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