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Explaining Condom Use Disparity Among Black and Hispanic Female Adolescents

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The study examined condom use among 204 Black and Hispanic female adolescents who attended family planning clinics. Partner attitude, partner communication, parental communication and social support measures were used in a multinomial logistic regression model to predict condom use at last intercourse. The results indicated that adolescents who perceived that their partners had a positive attitude toward condom use were 1.37 times more likely to report condom use compared to those whose partners did not have a positive attitude. Additionally, adolescents who reported communicating with partners about condoms were .37 times more likely to use condoms compared to those who did not communicate with their partners. These findings suggest that increasing condom use among female adolescents will require addressing primarily partner factors. Male partners must also be included in interventions to increase condom use.

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This project was funded in part by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS), The McGovern Foundation and the Office of Population Affairs/Office of Family Planning (OPA/OFP) Department of Health and Human Service.

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  1. George Warren Brown School, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1009, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA

    Eusebius Small

  2. Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, 237 Social Work Building, Houston, TX, 77204-4013, USA

    Maxine L. Weinman

  3. Population Program, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Ruth S. Buzi & Peggy B. Smith

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Small, E., Weinman, M.L., Buzi, R.S. et al. Explaining Condom Use Disparity Among Black and Hispanic Female Adolescents. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 27, 365–376 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-010-0207-8

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