 Estimated condom failure and frequency of condom use among gay menJ.L.P. Thompson, T.J. Yager and J.L. Martin American Journal of Public Health, 1993, vol. 83, issue 10, 1409-1413 Abstract: Objectives. Condoms are designed to bar transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but they sometimes fail. This paper explores the effect of experience with condoms on condom failure among gay men. Methods. Risk of condom failure (breakage or slippage) on a single occasion is estimated for four sexual acts reported over 12 months by a sample of gay New York City men (n = 741). The estimation procedure assumes that each episode in which a condom is used is an independent event. Evidence is offered to support this assumption. Results. Risk of condom failure in a single episode was fairly high, particularly in anal intercourse, for men who had engaged in each act only a few times in the previous year. It declined rapidly with experience (e.g., to below 1% for receptive anal intercourse after about 10 episodes in the previous year). Condoms failed less are often in oral than anal sex, but estimated risk of failure also decreased with experience. Conclusions. Gay men should be especially cautious the first few times they use a condom; after moderate experience, however, they may expect a low risk of condom failure. Date: 1993 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1993:83:10:1409-1413_8 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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