Barriers to Condom Use Among Women Attending Planned Parenthood Clinics

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Assessed condom use, barriers to condom use, oral contraceptive use, partnership status and STD history in 457 15-30 year-old women attending four family planning clinics. Subjects were classified into three condom use groups: Non Users (37%); Current Users (33%); and Past Users (30%). Factor analysis revealed five barriers to condom use: Partner's Perception, Peer's Perception, PleasureAntimacy, Communication, and Low Perceived Need Multivariate analyses revealed significant group diferences on only two barrier factors: Pleasureflntimacy and Low Perceived Need. Low Perceived Need accounted for 13.5% of the variance in condom use. Women with low perceived need to use condoms were more likely to use oral contraceptives.

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