Table 1.

Comparison of demographic, sexual, and condom use variables between the condom packaging instructions and control groups

Variable	Packaging instructions	Control group
n	102	103
% male	47.1	42.7
Mean age (SD)	19.08 (3.62)	19.27 (1.73)
% white ethnicity	84.7	79.6
% sexually active (ever)	90.6	91.3
% used condom (ever)	89.7	88.2
% experienced condom failure (ever)	43.6*	62.2
% responsible for condom application	54.1	47.5
Mean (SD) Condom Use Self-Efficacy Score
Condom mechanics	3.86 (0.96)	3.77 (1.02)
Personal disapproval	4.62 (0.55)	4.69 (0.64)
Assertive	4.53 (0.62)	4.50 (0.72)
Intoxicants	4.07 (0.92)	4.14 (0.96)
% intend to use condoms in the future	90.2	94.6

Notes: Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale (CUSES; Brafford and Beck¹⁴) scores represent the mean rating on a five-point Likert-type scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree) on the four condom use subscales identified by Brien et al.¹⁵ n = 205.

^*P < 0.05.