Condom use and use-effectiveness in high-risk populations Article

Darrow, WW. (1989). Condom use and use-effectiveness in high-risk populations . SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, 16(3), 157-160. 10.1097/00007435-198907000-00008

cited authors

  • Darrow, WW

authors

abstract

  • In vitro evidence strongly suggests that latex condoms provide an impenetrable barrier for the passage of infectious agents, but few have studied the use-effectiveness of condoms in pre venting sexually transmitted diseases. In 1971, a prospective evaluation of the condom failed to demonstrate efficacy against infections with gonorrhea because users were exposed to in fectious secretions before the condom was used. An ongoing multicenter study of female prostitutes in the United States shows that none of 22 women who always use condoms with all male partners has antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but differences in HIV antibody status by patterns of condom use arc not statistically significant. An educational campaign to promote the proper and consistent use of condoms as prophylactics is needed to stop the spread of gonorrhea, infections with HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases. © 1989 American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association.

publication date

  • January 1, 1989

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start page

  • 157

end page

  • 160

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 3