| Title | The relative role of perceived partner risks in promoting condom use in a three-city sample of high-risk, low-income women. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Ober, Allison J., Martin Y. Iguchi, Robert E. Weiss, Pamina M. Gorbach, Robert Heimer, Lawrence J. Ouellet, Steven Shoptaw, Douglas M. Anglin, and William A. Zule |
| Journal | AIDS and behavior |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pagination | 1347-58 |
| Date Published | 2011 Oct |
| ISSN | 1573-3254 |
| 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 |
| Abstract | We examined the effect of women'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': (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'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. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-010-9840-7 |
| Alternate Journal | AIDS Behav |
