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Safer sex doesn't always have to be left up to the man. The Female Condom is an option for women who want to take the lead on safer sex. This step by step guide details how to use a Female Condom. ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 12 days ago
Related Articles The efficacy of Female Condom skills training in HIV risk reduction among women: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Public Health. 2008 Oct;98(10):1841-8 Authors: Choi KH, Hoff C, Gregorich SE, Grinstead O, Gomez C, Hussey W OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the efficacy of skills training designed to increase Female Condom use among women. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial of 409 women, recruited from family planning clinics in northern California, who were randomly assigned to the experimental 4-session Female Condom skills training intervention or the comparison 4-session women's general health promotion intervention. Participants received Condom use instructions at baseline and male and Female condoms during the study. They completed audio computer-assisted self-interviews at baseline and at 3 and 6 months. RESULTS: At 3 and 6 months, women in the experimental group were more likely than those in the comparison group to have used the Female Condom at least once in the prior 3 months. The increase in the percentage of sexual acts protected by Female condoms from baseline to the 6-month follow-up was greater for the experimental group. The percentage of sexual acts during which any Condom was employed was higher in the experimental group at 6 months. There were no group differences in male Condom use. CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes suggest that skills training can increase Female Condom use and protected sexual act ... Source: www.africanews.com --- 31 days ago
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In recent years the Condom has been modified for use by women and while its global popularity is on the rise, four universities and health professionals in Turkey are raising the profile of the Female Condom ... ... Source: xkinz.com --- 8 minutes ago
You’ve read all the pages we have on Female condoms and know everything, right? See if that is really the case Take a Female Condom Quiz at Dear Sugar. ... Source: features.us.reuters.com --- 57 days ago
Fifteen years after its debut, the Female Condom has failed to catch on, despite its potential as a powerful tool against AIDS and other sex-related diseases. ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 6 days ago
Related Articles [Differences in HIV-risk behavior of bisexual men in their relationships with men and women] Rev Saude Publica. 2007 Dec;41 Suppl 2:109-17 Authors: Greco M, Silva AP, Merchán-Hamann E, Jeronymo ML, Andrade JC, Greco DB OBJECTIVE: To describe bisexual men's behavior in terms of sexual identity, Condom use, frequency of sexual intercourse and types of partners and to determine rates of inconsistent Condom according to partner's gender. METHODS: Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of HIV-negative homosexual and bisexual men in the city of Belo Horizonte, Southeastern Brazil, followed up since 1994 (Horizonte Project). Of 1,025 subjects enrolled between 1994 and 2005, 195 volunteers who reported at admission having sexual relations with men and women during the previous six months were selected. A behavioral risk index, called Horizonte Risk Index, was estimated. It incorporates a constant assigned to each type of unprotected sexual act, adjusted for the number of sexual encounters. RESULTS: Sexual activity with men predominated; most considered themselves as bisexual (55%) and homosexual (26%). During the six months prior to the study, median number of casual male partners (4) was higher than both casual Female partners (2) and steady male or Female partners (1). During vaginal sex with a steady partner, the rate of inconsistent Condom use was 55%, compared to 35% and 55% in anal insertive and anal receptive sex, res ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 30 days ago
Related Articles Sexual behavior and risks for HIV infection and transmission among male injecting drug users in Yunnan, China. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 6; Authors: Yao Y, Wang N, Chu J, Ding G, Jin X, Sun Y, Wang G, Xu J, Smith K OBJECTIVES: To analyze the risk factors, particularly sexual behaviors, associated with HIV infection, and to describe the risks for HIV transmission among male injecting drug users (IDUs) in China. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 314 IDUs in Yunnan Province was conducted. Information on demographics, HIV serostatus, and sexual and drug-using behaviors was collected. RESULTS: HIV prevalence among the study subjects was 59.9%. HIV infection was associated with older age (>/=27 years), early drug initiation (at </=20 years of age), and frequent injection (>/=once a day). Thirty-seven percent reported multiple sexual partners. Consistent Condom use rates were lowest with regular partners (23.8%), followed by 42.5% with casual partners, and 57.3% with Female sex workers. Ninety-eight percent of subjects received high 'HIV knowledge' scores. Few of the subjects who needed medical care sought it out. CONCLUSIONS: Despite awareness of HIV, needle sharing and unprotected sex persist in the population, and the HIV prevalence is high. Further interventions should not only seek to educate but also to reduce high-risk behaviors. PMID: 18778963 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 25 days ago
Related Articles Epidemiology of male same-sex behaviour and associated sexual health indicators in low- and middle-income countries: 2003-2007 estimates. Sex Transm Infect. 2008 Aug;84 Suppl 1:i49-i56 Authors: Cáceres CF, Konda K, Segura ER, Lyerla R OBJECTIVES: To conduct a systematic review of published and unpublished data from research and public health information systems on the prevalence of male-to-male sex in the total male population; as well as among men who have sex with men (MSM), data on prevalence of heterosexual activity and heterosexual unions; prevalence of Condom use with male and Female partners; and prevalence of HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). METHODS: Key indicators were defined (a) among men in the general population: prevalence of sex with a man ever and last year; (b) among MSM: prevalence of heterosexual experiences ever and last year; proportion of male-Female transgenders; proportion of sex workers; prevalence of HIV and other STIs, Condom use in last sexual encounter; consistent Condom use with men last year; never used a Condom with a man. With help from key informants, study searches were conducted in Pubmed, LILLACS, institutional databases, conference records and other sources. Methodology and quality of information were assessed, and the best data available for 2003-7 were selected. Indicator estimates from each study were used to propose regional estimate ranges. RESUL ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 4 days ago
Related Articles [The knowledge of the aged about HIV/AIDS: epidemiologic study in Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil] Cien Saude Colet. 2008 Nov-Dec;13(6):1833-40 Authors: Lazzarotto AR, Kramer AS, Hädrich M, Tonin M, Caputo P, Sprinz E The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge about HIV/AIDS in participants of companionship groups in the Vale do Sinos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was a prospective cross-sectional study in a sample of 510 individuals, 17% males and 82.5% females aged between 60 and 90 years. We used the Questionnaire on HIV for the Old Aged, which comprises the general characteristics of the participants and questions concerning HIV/AIDS, organized into the elements 'concept', 'transmission', 'prevention', 'vulnerability', and 'treatment'. Nearly half of the participants (48.4 %) reported having studied 4 to 7 years and the monthly income of 52.2% was of 1 to 3 minimum wages. In the dimensions concept and transmission, 49.4% had no idea about the asymptomatic phase of the infection, and 41.4% believed HIV could be transmitted by a mosquito bite. With regard to prevention and vulnerability, 25.5% did not know about the Female Condom and 36.9% considered AIDS a disease confined to men who have sex with men, sex workers, and injection-drug users. Regarding antiretroviral treatment, 12.2% ignored its existence. Elderly people in companionship groups have important misconceptions about HIV/AI ... Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 4 days ago
Related Articles HIV/AIDS risk among Female sex workers who use crack in Southern Brazil. Rev Saude Publica. 2008 Oct;42(5):830-837 Authors: Malta M, Monteiro S, Lima RM, Bauken S, Marco AD, Zuim GC, Bastos FI, Singer M, Strathdee SA OBJECTIVE: To understand the social context of Female sex workers who use crack and its impact on HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. METHODODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES: Qualitative study carried out in Foz do Iguaçu, Southern Brazil, in 2003. Twenty-six in-depth interviews and two focus groups were carried out with Female commercial sex workers who frequently use crack. In-depth interviews with health providers, community leaders and public policy managers, as well as field observations were also conducted. Transcript data was entered into Atlas.ti software and grounded theory methodology was used to analyze the data and develop a conceptual model as a result of this study. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS: Female sex workers who use crack had low self-perceived HIV risk in spite of being engaged in risky behaviors (e.g. unprotected sex with multiple partners). Physical and sexual violence among clients, occasional and stable partners was widespread jeopardizing negotiation and consistent Condom use. According to health providers, community leaders and public policy managers, several Female sex workers who use crack are homeless or live in slums, and rarely have access to health services, voluntary counseling and testing, social suppo ... Source: www.salon.com --- 16 days ago
It's a dilemma that has frustrated global public health workers for years: How can we encourage Condom use in AIDS-prone countries whose populations may be skeptical or outright opposed to safer-sex practices? (Not to mention, how can we do this within the confines of George W. Bush's infamous "global gag rule" ?) Generally, the solution has been to launch public education campaigns touting the benefits of Condom use. But as the global AIDS epidemic shows no sign of letting up any time soon, we have to test new strategies. Family Health International, through its Aksi Stop AIDS (ASA) Project , is doing just that in Indonesia, where AIDS is on the rise and its prevalence among sex workers constitutes what the U.S. government calls a "severe concentrated epidemic ." Along with more traditional measures, the organization launched a program that provides working girls in the country's Malang district with an incentive for using condoms: lottery tickets. Sex workers receive a ticket for every 20 Condom wrappers they produce, and winners receive prizes like TV sets and DVD players. And the program seems to be working. The percentage of brothel-based Female sex workers with an STI has decreased from 8.5 percent to 7.9 percent in the past five years. In 2003, 65 percent of working girls said they never used condoms; by 2008, that figure had dropped to 40.8 percent. Public opinion on Condom use may vary from culture to culture, but appare ... Source: www.detnews.com --- 60 days ago
MEXICO CITY -- It has been 15 years since the Female Condom was unveiled, but the anniversary is an inauspicious one. Once touted as a key tool in the fight against HIV-AIDS, a way of empowering women whose partners shun traditional condoms, the Female Condom has largely been forgotten. ... Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 16 days ago
In an effort to curb the rising rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) along the Mexico-US border, a bi-national team of researchers led by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that brief but personalized behavioral counseling significantly reduced rates and improved Condom use among Female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. ... Source: polstate.com --- 8 days ago
Perhaps Obama dancing used to be like a Todd Palin Condom; neither likely existed due to lack of knowledge. But we DO now know there’s an Obama dance , thanks to Florida resident and rapper Bob Brown. It may, indeed, be the first dance created for a presidential candidate, as Brown says, though surely there was a Reagan Rumba or Clinton Chorus Line? I recall hearing of a Gerald Ford Foxtrot and, yes come to think of it the Jimmy Carter Cha cha cha was legendary in its day. “I created a dance that anyone can do,” says Bob Brown, creator of the Obama dance “whether you are old, young, male, Female, no matter what your background is, you will have fun doing this dance.” Lyrics with the moves include: “To the left, to the the left, to the left, if you’re going to vote for Obama to the left. Now step to the right, if you’re going to vote for Obama, to the right. Now back to the left …” In other words, the dance doesn’t leave much room for any other vote choice but one. Whichever way you roll, it’s a vote for O-town. The slow-paced rap that goes with it also involves a body dip, an Obama chant and everyone’s exhorted to “Put your Os in the air.” The video itself, directed by Adolfo Latorre also has a professional feel: ...
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ZIMBABWE has seen a decline in the rate of HIV infections due to the promotion of changes in sexual behavior like having fewer sexual partners, according to a report by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Zimbabwe. ... Source: www.africanews.com --- 58 days ago
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If you're not ready to become a mother and hormonal birth control isn't an option for you, you can still take the power into your own hands with the Female Condom. We've covered the pros and cons , but how well do you really know the Female Condom? Take this quiz and find out! Source read more ...
Chris Jackson/Getty Images When you're a herdsman in Kenya experiencing a particularly nasty drought desperate times call for, well, a fairly practical and simple measure: birth control, or as some are naming it, the goat Condom . The "Condom" is actually a square piece of rawhide or plastic called an "olor" that is tied around the male goats belly and "blocks" them from mating with the Female goats. Herdsmen in the Maasai community -- where livestock is often the only means of income -- live in a region outside Nairobi that usually has erratic and unreliable rainfall that increasingly threatens their livelihood . The fear is that if the goats breed before the rainy season comes, the females will not be healthy enough to nurture their kids and there will be more goats than there are resources necessary to sustain the herd. The olor may not be a modern measure, but it's certainly effective. Separating the males from the females is not an easy alternative and is, in fact, far more expensive since another herdsman is needed. Once the rains come and the land is rich and green, the olors will be removed and the goats will be free to live free and procreate. All in all, it sounds quite sensible. Thank goodness the global gag rule doesn't apply to livestock. ...