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Senior scientist Provost Professor, School of Public Health Senior Director, Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention Member, Kinsey Institute Condom Use Research Team Dr. Yarber is a prominent AIDS/STD prevention researcher. He has authored or co-authored over 150 scientific reports on sexual risk behavior and AIDS/STD prevention in professional journals and has received over $3.5 million in federal grants and state awards to support his research and AIDS/STD prevention efforts. He has also been a consultant to the World Health Organization Global Program on AIDS as well as sexuality and HIV/STI-related organizations in Brazil, China, Jamaica, Poland, Portugal, and Taiwan. Dr. Yarber is a member of the the Kinsey Institute Condom Use Research Team (CURT) comprised of researchers from Indiana University, University of Kentucky, University of Guelph (Canada), and University of Southampton (United Kingdom). For over 16 years, with federal and institutional research support, CURT has investigated male condom use errors and problems and has developed behavioral interventions designed to improve correct and consistent condom use. Dr. Yarber regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in human sexuality. He also chaired the National Guidelines Task Force, which developed the Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Kindergarten–12th Grade (1991, 1996, 2004), published by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) and adapted in six countries worldwide. He has endowed at Indiana University, for perpetuity, the world’s first professorship in sexual health, the William L. Yarber Professorship in Sexual Health. He also endowed the Ryan White and William L. Yarber Lecture Series. Dr. Yarber is the lead author of the human sexuality textbook, Yarber, W. L., Sayad, B. (2016). Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, (9th ed., 63 pp.), New York: McGraw-Hill. This text is used in over 300 colleges and universities in the US and has been published in China and Korea.

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Provost Professor

Kinsey Institute (KI)

Mar-2006 to Present

Publication

Changes in marital relationships over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective The aim of this study was to document changes in marital relationships over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Research has suggested both positive and negative e...

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Condom Use Errors and Problems Among College Men

Background An essential yet understudied aspect of condom use is whether they are used correctly. Goal The goal of the study was to comprehensively evaluate condom use errors and prob...

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An exploratory test of a couples-based condom-use intervention designed to promote pleasurable and safer penile–vaginal sex among university student...

Objective: Dual use of male condoms and female contraceptives is widely advocated for unplanned pregnancy prevention, yet college students often neglect condoms. This feasibility and accepta...

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A home-practice intervention for increasing condom use among university undergraduates

The consistently high rate of sexually transmitted infections among people 18–24 years old warrants novel strategies promoting condom use among large segments of this population. Ample o...

‘What happens in Banff, stays in Banff’: contextual and interpersonal factors contributing to sexual-risk taking among tourism workers

Journal : Tourism Recreation Research 2320-0308

Tourism destinations are contexts which are often characterised by unique norms for social and sexual behaviours which have implications for health and wellbeing. The purpose of this qualita...

A Cross-Country Comparison of Reasons for Condom Use during Menses: Associations with Age and Gender Inequality

Objectives: Despite evidence that menstrual bleeding is a risk factor for sexually transmissible infections, few studies have assessed the prevalence of, and reasons for, condom use during m...

Condoms

Consistent use of the male latex condom is an effective method of reducing the risk of transmitting and acquiring many sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and unintended pregnancy...

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Corrigendum to: Decision making over condom use during menses to avert sexually transmissible infections

Background:The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that receptive partners in penile–vaginal intercourse (PVI) who exercise independent decision making over condom use during mens...

The Protective Value of Discussing Condom Use: A Study of Young Black Men Attending STI Clinics in the Southern United States

Young Black men (YBM) experience disparities in both HIV incidence and incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs); thus, developing efficacious behavioral interventions is...

A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women

Objective: To conduct a pilot test of a brief, self-guided, home-based program designed to improve male condom use attitudes and behaviors among young women. Participants: Women aged 18–24...