Adolescents and Condom Use

Condom use among Aboriginal people in Ontario, Canada

“…Lack of embarrassment obtaining condoms was an important predictor of whether condoms were ever used in the previous 12 months, which is consistent with other studies 20,21 .…”

“…Other studies of condom use have demonstrated that additional factors are important. These include partner's attitudes towards condoms 17,20,23 ; social norms towards condom use 20 ; positive and negative attitudes towards condoms 20,24,25 and cognitive health behaviour models 26 . Myers and colleagues previously reported that Aboriginal people were not more likely to engage in unprotected sexual intercourse whilè drunk or high' than when they were sober 27 .…”

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus serological markers among pregnant Nigerian women

“…However, data on sexual behaviors have shown risky behaviors to be very common in Nigeria, while condom use remains low due to religious and cultural beliefs. [33]…”

“…Anti-HBs generally persist for a lifetime in over 80% of patients and indicate immunity. [1833] The remaining 30 (96.8%) reactive women did not have anti-HBs, indicating they were in an active infection phase. Two (6.5%) of the reactive women had HBeAg while 93.5% did not have the envelop antigen.…”

Contraception in the Adolescent: An Update

“…Health care professionals can present the subject of condoms in a positive, not negative nor ambivalent, manner encouraging both partners to understand the correct usage of this barrier contraceptive. 55,56 Methods to encourage condom use by sexually active adolescents remain under study. 56 -60 The latex condom is recommended because it offers superior protection from STDs over the lamb cecum condom, especially viral STDs (eg, Herpes simplex virus, Hepatitis B virus, HIV).…”