Power, communication and condom use

Patterns of HIV-relevant sexual risk management in heterosexual relationships

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19440474
AutoresEva Bruhin (Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Volumen15
Número3
Páginas389-401
Fecha de publicación2003-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0954012031000105441
PMID12828148
OpenAlexW1975549175
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas10

Combining relationship-based theories with quantitative methods is a relatively new approach in HIV prevention research. In this paper--focusing on relationship power, communication on HIV protection measures and condom use--clusters are identified which contribute to the understanding of HIV-relevant sexual risk management in heterosexual contacts. Data on 508 heterosexual contacts were collected in the German-speaking part of Switzerland using computer-assisted telephone interviews. Condom use is practised regularly among young and middle-aged couples but not among older couples. Cluster analyses show that in sexual contacts with equal or female power, communication appears to be decisive as to whether a condom is used. Male relationship power, however, is accompanied by relatively frequent condom use, regardless of whether the couple communicated about HIV protection measures. Implications for HIV prevention research and strategies, with an emphasis on aspects of relationship, gender and age, are suggested

Condom · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Geography · German · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology