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dc.contributor.authorButler, Tony
dc.contributor.authorRichters, J.
dc.contributor.authorYap, L.
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:29:58Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:29:58Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:38Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationButler, T. and Richters, J. and Yap, L. and Donovan, B. 2013. Condoms for prisoners: No evidence that they increase sex in prison, but they increase safe sex. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 89 (5): pp. 377-379.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46913
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/sextrans-2012-050856
dc.description.abstract

Objectives: To determine if the provision of condoms to prisoners in two Australian state prison systems with different policies affects sexual behaviour. In New South Wales' (NSW) prisons, condoms are freely distributed, while in Queensland prisons none are distributed. Methods We used a computer-assisted telephone interview to survey randomly selected prisoners in both states about their sexual behaviour in prison. Results Two thousand and eighteen male prisoners participated. The proportion of prisoners reporting anal sex in prison was equally low in NSW (3.3%) and Queensland (3.6%; p=0.8). A much higher proportion of prisoners who engaged in anal sex in NSW (56.8%) than Queensland (3.1%; p<0.0001) reported they had used a condom if they had had anal sex in prison. Sexual coercion was equally rare in both prison systems. Conclusions: We found no evidence that condom provision to prisoners increased consensual or non-consensual sexual activity in prison. If available, condoms were much more likely to be used during anal sex. Condoms should be made available to prisoners as a basic human right.

dc.titleCondoms for prisoners: No evidence that they increase sex in prison, but they increase safe sex
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume89
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.startPage377
dcterms.source.endPage379
dcterms.source.issn1368-4973
dcterms.source.titleSexually Transmitted Infections
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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