Consistency of condom use among users of injectable contraceptives.
Fam Plann Perspect
; 29(2): 67-9, 75, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
Use of condoms for protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) was examined over a nine-month period among 536 women from 17 clinics in southeastern Texas who had selected the injectable depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) as a contraceptive. Among women who were using condoms prior to receiving DMPA, nearly half said they never or rarely did so after initiating DMPA use; only 18% of all women in the study used condoms consistently while relying on DMPA. Factors associated with consistent condom use were being black (odds ratio of 2.0), being unmarried (odds ratio of 2.2), having a history of STD infection (odds ratio of 1.8), having previously used condoms (odds ratio of 2.7) and having no interest in future childbearing (odds ratio of 1.8). Our data suggest that the majority of users of injectables may not be protected from exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus and other STDs.
Palavras-chave
Acceptor Characteristics; Acceptors; Americas; Barrier Methods; Behavior; Condom; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Female; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin; Contraceptive Methods; Depo-provera; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Injectables; Longitudinal Studies; Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; North America; Northern America; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Reduction Behavior; Sex Behavior; Studies; Texas; United States
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Acetato de Medroxiprogesterona
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Preservativos
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Anticoncepcionais Femininos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Plann Perspect
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article