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dc.contributor.authorKhan, S.
dc.contributor.authorHasan, M.
dc.contributor.authorBhuiya, A.
dc.contributor.authorHudson-Rodd, N.
dc.contributor.authorSaggers, Sherry
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:38:26Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:38:26Z
dc.date.created2010-04-25T20:02:34Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationKhan, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33642
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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.

dc.publisherICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research
dc.titleHow 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
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume2
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage167
dcterms.source.endPage182
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Men's Health
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (Research Institute)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyNational Drug Research Institute
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences


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