Condom use and duration of concurrent partnerships among men in the United States.

摘要: Objectives: Concurrent partnerships accelerate dissemination of STIs. Most investigations the features concurrent have focused on higher risk subpopulations. Goal: To assess condom use and duration sexual among men in United States. Study Design: Analysis 2002 National Survey Family Growth. We classified pairs into 3 types: transitional, contained, experimental concurrency, assessed overlap. also report distribution at last intercourse with neither, one or both partners each pair characteristics more likely to used condoms neither sex partner. Results: The overlap was 12 months 25% concurrency pairs. Half (55%) (whites, 64%; blacks, 41%) involved unprotected least 1 35% who were partner older, white (48%), married/cohabitating (55%), during previous incarcerated (49%), crack/cocaine (51%). Conclusions: Although blacks generally experience rates STIs HIV, this representative sample States, seemed only available protection (condoms) against infection (apart from abstinence) than other racial/ethnic groups. Continued investigation partnership patterns is critical for curbing STI HIV transmission.