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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2014 Jun 12;90(4):399–406. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.06.003

Table 3.

Among people who used dual methods at last sexual episode, percent distributions of condom-related variables, by gender, US adults aged 18–44 (N=101)

All dual method users Men dual method users Women dual method users P
Number of last 10 intercourse episodes with this partner that involved condom use 0.039*
zero (0%) 5.6 9.8 2.1
1–4 times (10–40%) 11.1 2.4 16.7
5–9 times (50–90%) 33.3 41.5 27.1
every time (10 out of 10) (100%) 50.0 46.3 54.2
Who made decision about condom use during this act of intercourse 0.141
respondent primarily made the decision 19.0 23.4 14.5
respondent’s partner primarily made the decision 6.0 2.1 10.9
decision made together 75.0 74.5 74.5
How condom was used during penile vaginal intercourse episode 0.335
entire time (genitals never touched without a condom) 59.2 51.1 64.7
sex started without condom, then condom applied 34.7 40.4 31.4
condom applied before starting intercourse but then removed 6.1 8.5 3.9

Significance of gender difference:

***

p<.001;

**

p<.01;

*

p<.05