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Document 0284
DOCN M9630284
TI Condom use among patients attending six sexually transmitted disease
clinics in Switzerland.
DT 9603
AU Paget WJ; Zwahlen M; Eichmann AR; Marti B; Division of Epidemiology and
Infectious Diseases, Swiss Federal; Office of Public Health, Bern,
Switzerland.
SO Sex Transm Dis. 1995 Sep-Oct;22(5):303-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96100868
AB BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Persons treated for a sexually transmitted
disease have been shown to be at increased risk for human
immunodeficiency virus infection. Levels of condom use among these
patients are presented, and sociodemographic and behavioral factors
associated with self-reported never use of condoms are analyzed. STUDY
DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study of 2,257 patients treated at
six sexually transmitted disease clinics in Switzerland between July
1990 and December 1992. RESULTS: Overall, 46.3% of the patients reported
that they had never used condoms. Among heterosexual men, this level was
48.3% (n = 1,751), among homosexual and bisexual men it was 21.6% (n =
268), and among heterosexual women it was 60.1% (n = 238). In a logistic
multivariate regression analysis, factors significantly associated with
never use of condoms among heterosexual men included age over 29 years,
not of Swiss origin, low level of education, few partners in the
previous 6 months, contraction of the sexually transmitted disease from
a stable partner, and not being an injecting drug user. CONCLUSION:
These results document the high levels of condoms never being used in
this population and highlight the importance of condom promotion
activities provided by sexually transmitted disease clinics.
DE Adolescence Adult Age Factors *Ambulatory Care Facilities
Condoms/*UTILIZATION Cross-Sectional Studies Educational Status
Female Homosexuality, Female Homosexuality, Male Human Male Middle
Age Sex Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Switzerland JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).