Non-consensual condom removal, reported by patients at a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia

Rosie L Latimer, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Christopher K Fairley, Vincent J Cornelisse, Eric P F Chow, Tim R H Read and Catriona S Bradshaw

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: Background: Non-consensual removal of condoms, colloquially referred to as ‘stealthing’, is the removal of a condom during sex by a sexual partner when consent has been given for sex with a condom only. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to determine how commonly women and men who have sex with men (MSM) attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre had experienced stealthing, and analysed situational factors associated with the event. Responses were linked to demographic information extracted from patient files. Results: 1189 of 2883 women (41.2%), and 1063 of 3439 MSM (30.9%) attending the clinic during the study period completed the survey. Thirty-two percent of women (95% CI: 29%,35%) and 19% of MSM (95% CI: 17%,22%) reported having ever experienced stealthing. Women who had been stealthed were more likely to be a current sex worker (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 2.87, 95% CI: 2.01,4.11, p

Date: 2018
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