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Young African American Men Having Sex With Multiple Partners Are More Likely to Use Condoms Incorrectly: A Clinic-Based Study
Richard A. Crosby, PhD*,
Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD,
William L. Yarber, HSD,
Gregory Snow,
and
Adewale Troutman, MD
College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: crosby{at}uky.edu.
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This study tested the research hypothesis that men’s errors using condoms would be associated with having multiple sex partners. Specifically, men engaging in sex with three or more women were compared with those having sex with two or fewer women. Recruitment (N = 271) occurred in a publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic located in a metropolitan area of the Southern United States. All men were clinically diagnosed with an STD. They completed a self-reported questionnaire (using a 3-month recall period). Those reporting sex with men were excluded from the analysis. About one half of the men (48.5%) reported penetrative sex with three or more women. The authors found that among young African American men, newly diagnosed with an STD, reporting recent (past 3 months) sex with multiple partners may be emblematic of condom errors. These men may benefit from clinic-based, targeted counseling and education designed to foster improved quality of condom use.
First published on July 25, 2008, doi:10.1177/1557988308321320
American Journal of Men's Health 2008;2:340.
A more recent version of this article appeared on December 1, 2008
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