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Love moderates the relationship between partner type and condom use among women engaging in transactional vaginal sex
Sexual health, v 13(2), pp 170-176
01 Jan 2016
PMID: 26615499
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Abstract
Background Relationship characteristics and day-to-day variation in affective state have been associated with HIV risk behaviour. However, no research has assessed the impact of these factors on event-level condom use among women engaging in transactional sex. Methods: Twenty-six women engaging in transactional sex were enrolled in a prospective study of their sexual health. They completed diaries about multi-level predictors of condom use during vaginal sex twice, daily. Results: Over 4 weeks, 18 participants reported 87 paid/traded vaginal intercourse events. Of these, 51.7% were condom protected. The majority of paid/traded events (81.5%) occurred with a non-romantic partner. After controlling for partner type, feeling in love on a given day was associated with higher odds of condom use during paid/traded sexual events, while having sex on the weekend and at night were associated with lower odds of condom use (all P0.05). There was a significant interaction between being in love and using condoms during transactional sex (P<0.01). In paid/traded sexual events with romantic partners, the frequency of condom use was 71.4% (5/7) when women did not report love and 40% (4/10) when love was reported. In sexual events with non-romantic partners, the frequency of condom use was 43.8% (14/32) when women did not report love and 59.5% (22/37) when love was reported. Conclusions: Women were less likely to report protected sex with romantic partners and more likely to report protected sex with non-romantic partners when they are in love. Interventions focusing on the link between day-to-day variation in affective state on condom use may help women with risk management across partner types.
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- Title
- Love moderates the relationship between partner type and condom use among women engaging in transactional vaginal sex
- Creators
- Alexis M. Roth - Drexel UniversityJoshua G. Rosenberger - Pennsylvania State UniversityDevon J. Hensel - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisSarah E. Wiehe - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisJ. Dennis Fortenberry - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisKarla D. Wagner - University of Nevada Reno
- Publication Details
- Sexual health, v 13(2), pp 170-176
- Publisher
- Csiro Publishing
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- Center for Urban Health at Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis K01DA031031 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); European Commission K23HD057130 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) T32DA023356; K01DA031031; K23HD057130-04 / NIDA; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000373990700009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84964318578
- Other Identifier
- 991019169701804721
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