Condom use at last sex as a proxy for other measures of condom use: is it good enough?

摘要: Condom use at last sex is a widely used indicator in sexual behavior research; however, there little empirical research validating this indicator. This study examined whether single-event recall period (the time coitus occurred) was consistent with longer periods (14 days and 60 days) for sample of African American adolescent females (N = 566). The findings from demonstrate that condom valid proxy behaviors spanning periods.