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PubMed2003

[Sexual relations and condom use among young male factory workers in northern Thailand].

PURPOSE: This article analyzes sexual relations and condom use among young male factory workers at an industrial estate in Northern Thailand, so as to clarify their HIV risk situation. METHODS: The analysis is based on data obtained from a total of 13 months of ethnographic field research at an industrial estate between June 1997 and March 2000. During this period, I interviewed 27 male factory workers, gathering information on their knowledge and awareness of AIDS, HIV preventive behavior, lifestyles, relations with friends, sexual relations, health, and contraception. RESULTS: This study identified the emergence of positive self-images among participants as diligent and respectable factory workers, as a result of life changes, such as having a stable job at the estate and improvement of their social status. Having a wife/lover also stabilized the sexual life, as they tried to avoid sexual relationships with commercial sex workers. All participants had accurate knowledge about HIV/AIDS. They had negative images of HIV risk groups such as "poor," "uneductated," and "sexually promiscuous," which stood in opposition to their positive self-images such as "financially stable," "educated," and "self-controlled," Such formation of self-images resulted in the denial of their risk potential. Believing that their sexual partners posed no risk of infection, they hardly ever took HIV preventive measures. In marriage and loving relationships, oral pills were mostly used for contraception, and condom use was seen as unnatural and unnecessary. CONCLUSIONS: It was inferred from the present study that formation of new sexual norms in opposition to traditional sexual norms of Thai men that value sexual philandering would possibly control their risk-taking behavior. New sexual norms emerged as a result of their life and status change from sons of peasants' families to factory workers, and also their conscious effort to differentiate themselves from HIV risk groups. Insofar as their life remains stable and their mutually exclusive relations with their wife/lover are maintained, they should have no risk of infection. However, some of the participants in this study were in multiple sexual relationships and almost all of the participants did not take any preventive measures, suggesting a potential hazard. Effective HIV prevention campaigns for factory workers that clearly state that every sexual activity involves a potential risk of infection are required.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Accidental condom inhalation.

A 27-year-old lady presented with persistent cough, sputum and fever for the preceding six months. Inspite of trials with antibiotics and anti-tuberculosis treatment for the preceeding four months, her symptoms did not improve. A subsequent chest radiograph showed non-homogeneous collapse-consolidation of right upper lobe. Videobronchoscopy revealed an inverted bag like structure in right upper lobe bronchus and rigid bronchoscopic removal with biopsy forceps confirmed the presence of a condom. Detailed retrospective history also confirmed accidental inhalation of the condom during fellatio.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

[Affection, kisses, and condoms: the ABC of sexual practices of female sex workers in Mexico City].

OBJECTIVE: To describe and explore the meanings of sexual practices among female sex workers (FSW) in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A qualitative and quantitative study was carried out. The qualitative approach was conducted in 1992 and the latter from 1991 to 1992. The study population was a representative sample of FSW (n = 335) who completed a questionnaire; 52 of them also participated in six focal groups. Simple frequencies, central trend, and dispersion measures were calculated. Qualitative data were interpreted using Grounded Theory and a feminist perspective. RESULTS: Female sex workers accepted vaginal penetration with clients and oral penetration to a lesser extent, while anal penetration and kissing were rejected. All sexual modalities were accepted with personal partners. In their practice, FSW use psychophysical dissociation as a psychological defense mechanism and to construct their identities. Services requested by their latest clients were: 98.4% vaginal, 39.1% oral, and 7.7% anal sex. Condom use was reported by 94%. With their personal partner, 72.6% of FSW never used condoms. The week before the study, FSW worked 3.7 +/- 1.5 days on average and had sexual intercourse with 8.6 +/- 8.1 clients. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions are needed to promote safe sex among FSW in their private and professional lives. The English version of this paper is available at:http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2004

[Sexual initiation and use of condoms and other methods of contraception among 15-year-old adolescents in Poland and other countries].

OBJECTIVE PRESENTATION: (1) Frequency of sexual initiation and use of condoms and other methods of contraception among 15-year old adolescents in Poland and other countries in 2001/2002; (2) Trends of change in these sexual behaviours in Poland between 1990-2002. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Representative samples of adolescents in Poland (mean age 15.7 years) in 1990 (N=1548), 1994 (N=1540), 1998 (N=1638) and 2002 (N=2152) and in other 28 countries (mean age 15.2 - 16.1 years) in 2001/2002, were used. The surveys were carried out in the frame of Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children; a WHO Collaborative Cross-National Study (HBSC), according to an international research protocol. An international standard questionnaire (anonymous) was chosen as an instrument for data collection. It contained four questions concerning sexual behaviour. RESULTS: In Poland, 2002, 20.9% of boys and 9.2% of girls reported sexual intercourse with mean ages respectively 14.1 and 14.7 years. The frequency of sexual initiation was higher (in boys) and the mean age was lower among adolescents living in towns by comparison to those living in cities. More matured adolescents had earlier sexual initiations. 27% of sexually active adolescents reported that either they or their partners had used any methods of contraception during their last sexual encounter. This risk sexual behaviour was more frequent in than cities (respectively: in boys 30.2% and 23.9%; in girls 42.9% and 19.7%). The most common method used was a condom. Between 1990-1998, the percentage of adolescents having sex and using some methods of contraception during their encounter last sexual were observed. Between 1998-2002, frequency of sexual initiation decreased, whereas percentage of non-users increased. In comparison to other countries increased Poland's percentage of adolescents with early sexual initiation in 2001/2002 was low, but the percentage of non-users of contraceptives was the highest. CONCLUSIONS: At risk sexual behaviours are relatively common among 15-year-old adolescents, and more frequent among adolescents living in cities. In comparison to other countries, Polish adolescents the risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases is higher. Future monitoring of sexual behaviours is necessary for prevention (including school sexual education) of at risk behaviours.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Do African-American men and women differ in their knowledge about AIDS, attitudes about condoms, and sexual behaviors?

This study identified a sample of young African-American men and women classified as having multiple sex partners or one sex partner. Of the 149 men, 71 (47%) were classified as having multiple sex partners and 78 (53%) as having one sex partner. Of the 165 women, 29 (19%) were classified as having multiple sex partners and 126 (81%) as having one sex partner. Results indicated that the groups did not differ in their knowledge about acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, attitudes about condom use differed significantly by gender (P less than .01) and by multiple sex status (P less than .001). Angry reactions regarding the negotiation of condom use occurred more with men than with women (P less than .05). Men and members of the multiple sex partners group tended to engage in more risky sexual behavior. These two groups also had a significantly (P less than .001) higher incidence of gonorrhea. While the multiple sex partners group had significantly more smokers (P less than .01), drinkers (P less than .01), and crack users (P less than .05), men were significantly higher consumers of marijuana (P less than .001) and alcohol (P less than .01). Overall, the results indicate that African Americans are knowledgeable about AIDS, but there appears to be a gap between knowledge and risky sexual behaviors. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the factors that determine the relationship (or lack of) between knowledge and risky sexual behaviors. Without such studies, a major part of the foundation that is needed for the development of sensitive and effective AIDS prevention programs for African Americans will be missing.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed2005

Sexual behaviour, HIV-related knowledge and condom use by intra-city commercial bus drivers and motor park attendants in Lagos, Nigeria.

A study was undertaken among 395 intra-city commercial bus drivers, conductors and motor park attendants in a sub-urban community in Lagos, Nigeria. It was aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge of the participants on sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS, their sexual practices and perceived vulnerability to these diseases and, in particular, their attitude to and use of condoms. A semi-structured interview schedule was used for data collection. The men were found to have a strongly woven network of sexual relationships. Their sexual network included, apart from their wives and regular partners, commercial sex workers, young female hawkers, schoolgirls, and market women within and outside the motor parks. More than two thirds (74.3%) of the men had multiple sex partners and many of them had had sexually transmitted diseases at one time or another. Condom ever-use rate was 65.6% but consistent and regular use rate with casual partners was 11.6%. Almost all the respondents (96.4%) knew themselves to be at high risk of contracting STDs, while 87.6% felt that it was impossible for them to "catch" AIDS. Poor knowledge of risk factors for STDs was exhibited, as many of them attributed their previous STDs to excessive exposure to the sun, having sex in the sun, and their partners remaining in the bath for too long. Intra-city commercial bus operators and men at motor parks are a high risk group for acquiring HIV infection. Their sexual networking with a variety of women within and outside the parks also seems to suggest that they play a major role in transmitting HIV infection in urban communities in Nigeria. There is a need for intervention programmes with a focus on men at motor parks and similar high risk groups.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed2005

Reducing HIV/AIDS transmission among African-American females: is the female condom a solution?

Rates of HIV/AIDS have increased at an alarming rate among minority women, especially African-American women. Suggestions that have been presented to decrease HIV/AIDS transmission among African-American women include promoting abstinence and the use of the male condom. Little recognition and support have been given for promoting the female condom as a viable solution to combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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PubMed1989

Seroconversion, sexual activity, and condom use among 2915 HIV seronegative men followed for up to 2 years.

A cohort of 2915 HIV-1-seronegative men from the four centers of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) was followed at 6 month intervals for 24 months to identify men who developed antibodies to HIV-1. Two hundred thirty-two men (8%) seroconverted. The highest attack rate was among men who reported practicing both receptive and insertive anal-genital intercourse. The attack rate among men who reported practicing receptive but not insertive intercourse was 3.6 times higher than among men practicing insertive intercourse although those practicing insertive only reported 38% more different partners. Only two men seroconverted who reported not practicing analgenital intercourse in the 12 month prior to the first antibody-positive visit. Because men were followed every 6 months, one of these men could have been infected within 6 months of the actual development of HIV-1 antibodies. The seroconversion rate was significantly lower among men who reported using condoms with all their partners. The results of this study (a) reaffirm that receptive anal-genital intercourse is the major route of infection among homosexual men of HIV-1, (b) suggest that there is a low risk of HIV-1 infection to the insertive partner in anal-genital intercourse, (c) suggest that infection may rarely occur through sexual activities other than anal-genital intercourse, (d) provide evidence that condoms as currently used by men in the MACS provide significant but not complete protection against HIV-1 infection, and (e) suggest that the number of men in the homosexual community engaging in high-risk behavior is declining.

Bisexuality↗
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[Knowledge and attitude to sexually transmitted diseases and condoms in students and undergraduate students].

Since sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a serious health problem among youth, proper understanding of knowledge about STDs, beliefs about condom use and associated factors are public health necessities. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 2,920 randomly selected students and was returned by 59.3% of the sample. We observed a lack of knowledge in one third of students, negative beliefs on condom use for at least 20% of students and a low perceived risk to contract STDs. With multivariate analyses, we observed that male students, youths between 18-21 years of age and those who didn't have any sexual partner since their admission to the university should be the target of intervention programs.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Sexual behavior and condom use--District of Columbia, January-February, 1992.

From 1980 through 1990, the cumulative incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the District of Columbia (DC) (2713 cases per 100,000 persons) was approximately eight times that of the surrounding metropolitan area (340 per 100,000) (1). From 1980 through 1986, the AIDS epidemic primarily involved men who had sex with men; since 1986, the incidence of AIDS has been increasing among injecting-drug users (IDUs) and their sex partners (1). Although AIDS incidence in DC has been projected to increase by 34% from 1990 to 1994 (1), patterns of sexual behavior and condom use are unknown among homosexual/bisexual men, IDUs, and other heterosexuals in DC and other urban areas with a high incidence of AIDS. To obtain current data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related knowledge and behavior, the DC Commission of Public Health (CPH) conducted a telephone survey of DC residents regarding HIV-related knowledge, number of sex partners, and condom use during the 1-year period preceding the survey. This report summarizes results of the survey.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

AIDS knowledge, risk behaviors, and condom use among four groups of female sex workers in Bali, Indonesia.

The objectives of this study were to discover the AIDS knowledge, risk behaviors, and condom use of four groups of female professional sex workers (n = 614). Personal interviews were conducted with women working in low-price brothels, mid-price and high-price houses, and tourist areas. Only 51% of women in the low-price brothels had heard of AIDs, although most of the women in the other groups had heard of it. Knowledge of transmission and symptoms was weak in all groups, and most women were unaware of asymptomatic transmission. Most women felt safe from HIV due to ineffective strategies such as taking medications or client selection practices. Condom use with clients varied widely by group. Women in the low-price brothels reported the lowest levels of use (19% of encounters in the previous week), with women from the mid- and high-price groups reporting higher levels (68% mid-price; 71% high-price). Women working in the tourist areas reported the highest levels of use (90%). Interventions for each group need to reflect these differences in knowledge as well as the contexts of their work; important contextual factors to consider include the level of AIDS and STD knowledge in their environment, the characteristics of the clients served, and the degree of supervision that they receive.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1996

Contraceptive method and condom use among women at risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases--selected U.S. sites, 1993-1994.

A primary strategy for decreasing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is to increase the rate of condom use among at-risk persons, and an important approach for reducing unintended pregnancies is to increase the use of effective contraception. Some women are at risk for both STDs and unintended pregnancy and require a highly effective strategy for protection against both risks. To assess the association between condom use at last intercourse and use of specific methods to prevent pregnancy among women at risk for HIV infection and other STDs, project investigators analyzed data from the Prevention of HIV in Women and Infants Demonstration Project. This report presents the findings of the analysis, which indicate that many women who were potentially well protected against pregnancy were underprotected against STDs.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

[Report on the history of condoms].

Is there any other positive reason for using a condom, from a man's point of view, than contraception and prophylaxy? There are no studies on the effects of using a condom on the sensation. The writer started a study on the topic.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

A common disinfectant used in condom processing inhibits endonuclease digestion of sperm DNA.

DNA recovered from a condom found at a crime scene appeared undigestible with restriction enzymes, preventing characterization by Southern blot and polymorphic probe hybridization. Several chemical substances used in the processing and treatment of condoms were tested for inhibitory action of restriction enzymes. In particular dibenzalkonium chloride appeared to promote enzyme inhibition at very low concentrations. The effectiveness of treatments to restore cleavage of sample DNA in the presence of such contaminants is discussed.

Benzalkonium Compounds↗
PubMed1978

Glans condom drainage system.

A form-fitting glans condom has been developed for use in small uncircumcised males with neurogenic bladders to avoid the problems inherent with diapers. The method to make the glans condom and early successful use in 19 of 33 patients are noted.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Free condoms in youth clubs in Copenhagen.

As a step to limit the spread of AIDS, condoms were supplied free of charge in Copenhagen in youth clubs in connection with personal advice. A representative group of young people (N = 745) and of social workers in these clubs (N = 130) were asked to complete a structured questionnaire. The investigation revealed that the young were well informed about AIDS and its prevention, but despite this, they comprise a relative risk group with regard to the spread of AIDS due to high numbers of partners and poor habits with regard to the use of condoms. The campaign was well received by both the young and the young club social workers. There was an obvious need for a continuation of such a campaign. It is concluded that youth clubs are a good forum for AIDS information.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗