Paper Title
Condom Use Completeness, Perceptions, and Sexual Quality at Most Recent Sexual Event: Results from a U.S. Nationally Representative Probability Sample
Keywords
- Condom Use
- Sexual Health
- Probability Sample
- Sexual Behavior
- Condom Perceptions
- Sexual Quality
- Condom Application
- Condom Removal
- Sexual Arousal
- Sexual Pleasure
- Sexual Health Promotion
- Cultural Beliefs
- Gender Differences
- Sexual Satisfaction
- Condom Use Completeness
- Public Health
- Sexual Health Interventions
- Condom Use Education
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Publication Info
Volume: 31 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 414-425
Published On
October, 2019
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Abstract
Objectives: To explore perceptions of condoms associated with complete use and evaluate relationships between condom perceptions, condom use, and sexual quality. Methods: Using data from a U. S. nationally representative probability sample, we assessed individuals’ condom use perceptions and related characteristics of their most recent sexual event through bivariate and regression analyses (n = 234). Results: Most participants reported complete condom use and neutral or positive perceptions of condoms. Though incomplete use was associated with orgasm among women, arousal and pleasure did not differ by gender or duration of condom use. Conclusions: We found no evidence that delayed application or early condom removal increased sexual arousal or pleasure, which may help sexual health promotion interventions address negative cultural ideas about condoms.
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