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Condom Availability Programs in Massachusetts High Schools: Relationships with Condom Use and Sexual Behavior

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  • Blake, S.M.
  • Ledsky, R.
  • Goodenow, C.
  • Sawyer, R.
  • Lohrmann, D.
  • Windsor, R.

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Objectives. This study assessed relationships between condom availability programs accompanied by community discussion and involvement and adolescent sexual practices. Methods. Sexual practice and condom use differences were assessed in a representative sample of 4166 adolescents enrolled in high schools with and without condom availability programs. Results. Adolescents in schools where condoms were available were more likely to receive condom use instruction and less likely to report lifetime or recent sexual intercourse. Sexually active adolescents in those schools were twice as likely to use condoms, but less likely to use other contraceptive methods, during their most recent sexual encounter. Conclusions. The strategy of making condoms available, an indication of socioenvironmental support for condom use, may improve HIV prevention practices.

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  • Blake, S.M. & Ledsky, R. & Goodenow, C. & Sawyer, R. & Lohrmann, D. & Windsor, R., 2003. "Condom Availability Programs in Massachusetts High Schools: Relationships with Condom Use and Sexual Behavior," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 93(6), pages 955-962.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2003:93:6:955-962_0
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    1. Worawan Tipwareerom & Linda Weglicki, 2017. "Parents' knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and barriers to promoting condom use among their adolescent sons," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(2), pages 212-219, June.
    2. Scott-Sheldon, Lori A.J. & Glasford, Demis E. & Marsh, Kerry L. & Lust, Sarah A., 2006. "Barriers to condom purchasing: Effects of product positioning on reactions to condoms," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 63(11), pages 2755-2769, December.
    3. Kasey S. Buckles & Daniel M. Hungerman, 2018. "The Incidental Fertility Effects of School Condom Distribution Programs," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 37(3), pages 464-492, June.
    4. L. Allen-Scott & J. Hatfield & L. McIntyre, 2014. "A scoping review of unintended harm associated with public health interventions: towards a typology and an understanding of underlying factors," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(1), pages 3-14, February.

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