Discordance in Monogamy Beliefs, Sexual Concurrency, and Condom Use Among Young Adult Substance-Involved Couples: Implications for Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Abstract

Many individuals misperceive their partners' monogamy intentions, although this misperception may be reflective of greater HIV/sexually transmitted infection protection. Interventions for couples should focus on strategies appropriate for committed long-term relationships, including increasing awareness of partner risk behavior, negotiating safety, and conflict resolution skills.

Casual Sex: Integrating Social, Behavioral, and Sexual Health Research

“…The question of concurrent relationships or infidelity adds an additional dimension to condom use and trust (Brown et al 2012;Paik 2010b;Riehman et al 2006). Concurrency has been defined as having a main sexual partner and at least one current casual sexual partner simultaneously (Waldrop-Valverde et al 2013).…”

Patterns of condom use among students at historically Black colleges and universities: Implications for HIV prevention efforts among college-age young adults

“…Previous reports suggest that condom use may be influenced by several factors, including feelings of invulnerability, substance use, partner trust, more parental communication, sexual education courses, and believing that condoms are effective at preventing pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted infections (Adefuye, Abiona, Balogun, & Lukobo-Durrell, 2009;Corbett, Dickson-Gomez, Hilario, & Weeks, 2009;Charnigo, Crosby, & Troutman, 2010;Drumright, Gorbach, & Holmes, 2004;Kennedy, Nolen, Applewhite, Waiters, & Vanderhoff, 2007;Ober et al, 2010;Riehman, Wechsberg, Francis, Moore, & Morgan-Lopez, 2006;Reitman et al, 1996;Wingood & DiClemente, 1998a, b). To date, studies that focused on young adult, African-American students in the unique sociocultural context of a historically Black college or university (HBCU) have been less and have not fully explored the factors associated with condom use patterns and reasons for or against condom use with students (Adepoju, Watkins, & Richardson, 2009;Burns & Dillon, 2005;Mongkuo, Mushi, & Thomas, 2010;Payne et al, 2006;Thomas et al, 2008).…”

HIV Vulnerability and Condom Use Among Migrant Women Factory Workers in Puebla, Mexico

“…Further, interventions that mobilize community networks around HIV as well as provide small group and individual educational and skills-building interventions supported by specifically developed, culturally tailored audiovisual materials (such as radio shows, comic books, and "role model stories") have been shown to be effective for reducing HIV risk behavior among African American women and Latinas, Thai migrant female factory workers, and male Mexican migrants (Cash, Anasuchatkul, & Busayawong, 1994;King et al, 2008;Mishra, Sanudo, & Conner, 2004;Sommerville, Diaz, Davis, Coleman, & Taveras, 2006). Depending on the cultural context, couple-based risk reduction strategies such as negotiated safety and improving conflict resolution skills or framing the condom broadly as a tool for promoting family health rather than narrowly as an HIV-prevention intervention may be appropriate (Bhattacharya, 2004;Riehman, Wechsberg, Francis, Moore, & Morgan-López, 2006). International experience suggests that discussion groups facilitated by trained peers with support from professionals and educational aids developed specifically for this population may be the most promising avenue to deconstruct stigmatizing stereotypes that are barriers to condom use among Mexican female factory workers.…”