@article {1130, title = {The relative role of perceived partner risks in promoting condom use in a three-city sample of high-risk, low-income women.}, journal = {AIDS and behavior}, volume = {15}, year = {2011}, month = {2011 Oct}, pages = {1347-58}, abstract = {We examined the effect of women{\textquoteright}s perceptions of sexual partner risks on condom use. Women from three US cities (n = 1,967) were recruited to provide data on HIV risks. In univariate models, increased odds of condom use were associated with perceiving that partners had concurrent partners and being unaware of partners{\textquoteright}: (a) HIV status, (b) bisexuality, (c) concurrency; and/or (d) injection drug use. In multivariate models, neither being unaware of the four partner risk factors nor perceiving a partner as being high risk was associated with condom use. Contextual factors associated with decreased odds of condom use were having sex with a main partner, homelessness in the past year, alcohol use during sex, and crack use in the past 30 days. Awareness of a partner{\textquoteright}s risks may not be sufficient for increasing condom use. Contextual factors, sex with a main partner in particular, decrease condom use despite awareness of partner risk factors.}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Alcohol Drinking, Condoms, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Perception, Poverty, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Urban Population, Young Adult}, issn = {1573-3254}, doi = {10.1007/s10461-010-9840-7}, author = {Ober, Allison J and Iguchi, Martin Y and Weiss, Robert E and Gorbach, Pamina M and Heimer, Robert and Ouellet, Lawrence J and Shoptaw, Steven and Anglin, M Douglas and Zule, William A} }