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“It’s a Different Condom, Let’s See How it Works”: Young Men’s Reactions to and Experiences of Female Condom use during an Intervention Trial in South Africa

Abstract Although male partner cooperation is often essential for successful use of the female condom, only a few studies have directly assessed men's experiences [...]

September 20th, 2013|

Performance and Safety of the Second-Generation Female Condom (FC2) Versus the Woman’s, the VA Worn-of-Women, and the Cupid Female Condoms: a Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Crossover Trial

Abstract Background New designs of female condom have been developed to reduce costs and improve acceptability. To secure regulatory approvals, clinical studies are needed [...]

September 1st, 2013|

Silencing Women’s Sexuality: Global AIDS Policies and the Case of the Female Condom

Abstract Introduction The female condom is the only evidence-based AIDS prevention technology that has been designed for the female body; yet, most women do [...]

July 8th, 2013|

Promoting Female Condoms in the Sex Industry in 4 Towns of Southern China: Context Matters

Abstract Background: The female condom (FC) is an effective tool for dual protection, but it remains underused. Individual and contextual reasons need to be [...]

March 1st, 2013|

The Female Condom in the Age of Antiretroviral-Based HIV Prevention

Abstract The article discusses whether female condom (FC) can prove effective in the age of antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention. Recent research has shown that [...]

January 10th, 2013|

Initial and Sustained Female Condom Use Among Low-Income Urban U.S. Women

Abstract Objectives The female condom (FC), an effective barrier method for HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, continues to be absent from most community settings, [...]

January 1st, 2013|

Prevalence and Correlates of Female Condom Use and Interest Among Injection Drug-using Female Sex Workers in two Mexico-US Border Cities

Abstract Little is known about female condom use among female sex workers who inject drugs (FSW-IDUs) in Northern Mexico, where HIV/STI prevalence is high. [...]

October 1st, 2012|

Practice Makes Perfect: Reduction in Female Condom Failures and User Problems with Short-Term Experience in a Randomized Trial

Abstract Background Female condom (FC) failure (breakage, slippage, invagination and misdirection) declines with user experience. Participants in FC performance trials are commonly novice users, [...]

August 1st, 2012|

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Structural Intervention to Promote the Female Condom in New York State

Abstract We conducted a structural intervention to promote the female condom (FC), comparing 44 agencies randomized to a Minimal Intervention (MI) [developing action plans [...]

July 1st, 2012|

Cost–Utility Analysis of A Female Condom Promotion Program in Washington, DC

Abstract A retrospective economic evaluation of a female condom distribution and education program in Washington, DC. was conducted. Standard methods of cost, threshold and [...]

March 21st, 2012|
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