Promoting Condom Use Through a Youth-Focused Community-Wide Free Condom Distribution Initiative

Bibliographic Data

ID11025895
AuthorsMelissa Tibbits (0000-0002-1645-2197, All of the authors are with the Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.), Tambu Phiri Ndashe (All of the authors are with the Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.), Tambudzai Phiri Ndashe (0000-0003-1401-9434, University of Nebraska Medical Center), Keyonna M King (0000-0001-8358-9946, University of Nebraska Medical Center), Keyonna King (All of the authors are with the Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.), Mohammad Siahpush (0000-0001-8799-034X, All of the authors are with the Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.)
Year2018
Volume108
Issue11
Pages1506-1508
Publication date2018-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304679
PMID30252514
OpenAlexW2894481339
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

We describe the implementation of a youth-focused condom distribution initiative in Omaha, Nebraska, developed by the Women’s Fund of Omaha. During a 2.5-year period, initiative partners distributed nearly 1.4 million free condoms to community members via outreach events and 197 condom distribution boxes. The Women’s Fund of Omaha also implemented seven media campaigns encouraging condom use. The number of condoms distributed per month increased from 9840 in September 2015 to 71 220 in February 2018. Condom distribution initiatives can play an important role in increasing condom access

Condom · Distribution (mathematics) · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Sex work and related issues

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