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    How safe is sex with condoms? An in-depth investigation of the condom use pattern during the last sex act in an urban area of Bangladesh

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    Authors
    Khan, S.
    Hasan, M.
    Bhuiya, A.
    Hudson-Rodd, N.
    Saggers, Sherry
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Khan, Sharful and Hasan, M. A. Kamrul and Bhuiya, Abbas and Hudson-Rodd, Nancy and Saggers, Sherry. 2003. How safe is sex with condoms? An in-depth investigation of the condom use pattern during the last sex act in an urban area of Bangladesh. International Journal of Men's Health. 2 (3): pp. 167-182.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Men's Health
    Faculty
    National Drug Research Institute
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (Research Institute)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33642
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The policy of condom intervention is based on achieving ejaculation inside a condom, a "mechanical" goal of sexual interaction. However, most research on condom use has focused upon a simplistic reliance on survey results of condom use during the last sex act. Interviews with 20 hotel-based female sex workers and 15 (male) clients were conducted to explore patterns of claimed condom use during the last sex act. The Health Belief Model guided this study and was found deficient in providing an understanding of condom use. The clients' (male) perceptions of sexuality and "the male's right" to engage in sexual intercourse in commercial settings increased condom use. The invisibility of AIDS reduced participants' perceived susceptibility to and severity of suffering from the disease, while using condoms at any time during intercourse was perceived as being beneficial. Condom interventions need to be based on deeper understanding of the complexity of people's lives.

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