The Kinsey Institute - Current Projects - Condom Use Errors [Research Program]

Condom Use Errors and Problems

DESCRIPTION:

Consistent and correct use of latex condoms has been widely recommended as a public health strategy against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection. Although studies of diverse populations have focused on the consistency of condom use, a relatively small number of studies have assessed condom use errors, and their assessment of the wide range of possible condom use errors was limited. Failure to use condoms correctly could compromise their efficacy, causing breakage and slippage.

CURRENT PROJECTS:

We are comprehensively evaluating condom use errors and problems among several samples, including college men and women, detained youth, and high-risk adults in an AIDS epicenter.
A group of men and women are providing daily information about condom use in the form of digital diaries of their mood, daily activities, and sexual behavior, recorded on PDAs.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

"Condom, erection-loss study identifies possible path to risky behavior," Indiana University Press Release (2006)

"Two New Studies Use Digital Daily Diaries in Sexual Health Research," Kinsey Today newsletter article (2006)

In a study of heterosexual college men, various condom use errors were frequent. For more details, see Study Finds Condom Use Errors Are Common. (2003)

PUBLICATIONS:

Yarber, W., Crosby, R., Graham, C., Sanders, S., Arno, J. Hartzell, R., McBride, K., Milhausen, R., Brown, L., Legocki, L., Payne, M., & Rothring, A. (2007). Correlates of putting condoms on after sex has begun and of removing them before sex ends: A study of men attending an urban STD clinic. American Journal of Men’s Health 1, 190-196. pdf

Crosby, R., Yarber, W., Sanders, S. & Graham, C, McBride, K., Milhausen, R.R., Arno, J.N. (2007). Men With Broken Condoms: Who and Why? Sexually Transmitted Infections, 83 (1) 71-75. pdf

Sanders, S., Graham, C., Yarber, W., Crosby, R., Dodge, B., & Milhausen. (2006). Women who put condoms on male partners: Correlates of condom application. American Journal of Health Behavior 30, 460-466. pdf

Graham, C. A., Crosby, R. A., Yarber, W. L., Sanders, S. A., McBride, K. R., Millhausen, R. R., Arno, J. N. (2006). Erection loss in association with condom use among young men attending a public STI clinic: potential correlates and implications for risk behavior. Sexual Health 3, 255-260. pdf

Yarber, W. L., Kennedy, J. S., Sanders, S. A., Crosby, R. A., Graham, C. A., Heckman, T. G., & Milhausen, R. (2005). Prevalence of condom use errors and problems among rural men: An exploratory statewide telephone survey. The Health Education Monograph, 22(3), 36-39.

Graham, C. A., Crosby, R. A., Sanders, S. A., & Yarber, W. L. (2005). Assessment of condom use in men and women. Annual Review of Sex Research 16, 20-52.

Crosby, R., Yarber, W., Sanders, S. & Graham, C. (2005). Condom Discomfort and Associated Problems with their Use Among University Students. Journal of American College Health 54(3) 143- 147. pdf

Yarber, W.L., Milhausen, R.R., Crosby, R.A., Torabi, M. R. (2005) Public opinion about condoms for HIV and STD prevention: A midwestern state telephone survey. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 37 (3), 148-154. pdf

Crosby, R. A., Sanders, S. A., Yarber, W. L., Graham, C.A. (2004). Condom-use errors and problems: A neglected aspect of studies assessing condom effectiveness. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24 (4), 367-370.

Crosby, R. A., Yarber, W. L., Sanders, S., Graham, C. A. (2004) Condom use as a dependant variable: A brief commentary about classification of inconsistent users. AIDS and Behavior. 8 (1), 99-103. pdf

Crosby, R. A., Graham, C. A., Yarber, W. L., Sanders, S., (2004) If the condom fits, wear it: A qualitative study of young African-American men. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 80, 306-309. pdf

Yarber, W. L., Graham, C. A, Sanders, S. A., Crosby, R. A. (2004). Correlates of condom breakage and slippage among university undergraduates. International Journal of STD & AIDS 15 (7), 467-472.

Graham, C. A., Crosby, R. A., Sanders, S. A., Yarber, W. L. (2003). Motivation of self, partner, and couple to use male condoms: Associations with condom use errors and problems. The Health Education Monograph Series, Special Issue, 20 (2), 60-64.

Sanders, S. A., Graham, C. A., Yarber, W. L., & Crosby, R. A. (2003). Condom use errors and problems among young women who put condoms on their male partners. Journal of American Medical Women's Association, 58, (2), 95-98. pdf

Crosby, R. A., Sanders, S. A., Yarber, W. L., Graham, C. A. (2003). Condom use errors and problems: The neglected aspect of studies assessing condom effectiveness. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24 (4), 367-370.

Crosby, R. A., Sanders, S. A., Yarber, W. L., Graham, C. A., & Dodge, B. (2002). Condom use errors and problems among college men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 29 (9), 552-557. pdf

Crosby, R. A., & Yarber, W. L. (2001). Perceived versus actual knowledge about correct condom use among U.S. adolescents: Results from a national study. Journal of Adolescent Health,19, 134-139.

INVESTIGATORS:

William L. Yarber, H.S.D., Stephanie A. Sanders, Ph.D., Cynthia Graham, Ph.D., Robin Milhausen, Ph.D., Indiana University; Richard Crosby, Emory University.

FUNDED BY :

Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University.
Indiana University FRSP grant

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