Table 2.
Percentages indicating various behavioural responses to, and attributions for, condom-associated erection problems (CAEP)-Application and CAEP-penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI)
| % Yes ‘Important’ (95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|
| CAEP-Application (n = 220) | |
| Behavioural responses | |
| My partner stimulated me with her mouth | 78.5 (73.1–83.9) |
| My partner stimulated me with her fingers | 77.6 (72.1–83.1) |
| I stimulated her for a while | 77.2 (71.7–82.7) |
| Stimulated or touched myself | 70.8 (64.8–76.8) |
| Waited until my erection was harder and then tried putting a condom on | 67.6 (61.4–73.8) |
| Had intercourse without a condom | 38.8 (32.4–45.2) |
| Started intercourse without the condom and put the condom on later | 31.1 (25.0–37.2) |
| Had my partner put the condom on my penis | 26.0 (20.2–31.8) |
| Tried adding lubricant first | 19.3 (14.1–24.5) |
| Tried a different condom | 17.4 (12.4–22.4) |
| Attributions | |
| Putting condom on was too much of a distraction from the sexual situation | 72.6 (66.7–78.5) |
| Don't like the feel of condoms | 57.7 (51.2–64.2) |
| Took too long to put the condom on | 55.5 (48.9–62.1) |
| Too much alcohol | 53.4 (46.8–60.0) |
| Worrying because in the past I have lost my erection when using a condom | 43.6 (37.1–50.2) |
| Erection was weak even before I started to put the condom on | 40.9 (34.4–47.4) |
| The condom didn't fit | 40.6 (34.1–47.1) |
| The condom was too small | 38.2 (31.8–44.6) |
| Don' t like the smell of condoms | 33.6 (27.4–39.8) |
| I or my partner made mistakes trying to put it [condom] on | 28.6 (22.6–34.6) |
| My partner didn' t want to use the condom | 21.9 (16.4–27.4) |
| Wearing condoms makes me feel less attractive | 20.9 (15.5–26.3) |
| Drugs or medication | 14.5 (9.9–19.2) |
| I have erection problems whether or not I am using a condom | 12.3 (8.0–16.6) |
| The condom was too big | 12.3 (8.0–16.6) |
| The condom made me think of disease | 6.8 (3.5–10.1) |
| CAEP-PVI (n = 229) | |
| Behavioural responses | |
| Increased the intensity of intercourse to get more stimulation | 79.9 (74.7–85.1) |
| Took the condom off and she performed oral sex on me | 62.4 (56.1–68.7) |
| Took the condom off and she stimulated my penis with her fingers | 56.1 (49.7–62.5) |
| Took the condom off and continued having vaginal intercourse without a condom | 40.7 (34.3–47.1) |
| Had my partner say stimulating things | 38.8 (32.5–45.1) |
| Kept the condom on and she stimulated my penis with her fingers | 36.4 (30.2–42.6) |
| Gave up on vaginal intercourse | 32.8 (26.7–38.9) |
| Took the condom off and rubbed my penis elsewhere on her body | 26.4 (20.7–32.1) |
| Kept the condom on and rubbed my penis elsewhere on her body | 24.2 (18.7–29.8) |
| I added a lubricant | 23.1 (17.6–28.6) |
| Used porn or fantasy | 20.5 (15.3–25.7) |
| Kept the condom on and she performed oral sex on me | 13.5 (9.1–17.9) |
| Took the condom off and tried anal sex (penis in anus/rectum/butt) | 12.3 (8.1–16.6) |
| Kept the condom on and tried anal sex (penis in anus/rectum/butt) | 7.9 (4.4–11.4) |
| I took an erection-enhancing drug | 2.2 (0.3–4.1) |
| Attributions | |
| Not enough sensation through the condom | 77.9 (72.5–83.3) |
| It was taking too long to cum (orgasm/ejaculate) | 63.3 (57.1–69.5) |
| I just wasn' t turned on enough | 52.2 (45.7–58.7) |
| Too much alcohol | 49.1 (42.6–55.6) |
| Erection was weak when I applied the condom and decreased during intercourse | 46.9 (40.4–53.4) |
| Worrying because in the past I have lost my erection when using a condom | 46.1 (39.6–52.6) |
| Condom didn' t feel right | 45.3 (38.9–51.8) |
| My partner' s vagina was too dry | 36.4 (30.2–42.6) |
| My partner said she didn' t like the condom | 36.4 (30.2–42.6) |
| Condom was too small | 35.2 (29.0–41.4) |
| Condom was irritating my penis | 34.6 (28.4–40.8) |
| Condom didn't fit | 34.2 (28.1–40.3) |
| My partner was having pain/discomfort | 32.9 (26.8–39.0) |
| My partner didn' t seem into it | 27.6 (21.8–33.4) |
| We were interrupted by someone/something | 25.4 (19.8–31.0) |
| Condom started slipping off and that decreased my erection | 25.0 (19.4–30.6) |
| Condom broke | 18.4 (13.4–23.4) |
| My partner' s vagina was too loose | 18.0 (13.0–23.0) |
| My partner' s vagina was too tight | 16.2 (11.4–21.0) |
| I have erection problems whether or not I am using a condom | 12.7 (8.41–17.0) |
| My partner' s vagina was too wet | 12.3 (8.1–16.6) |
| Drugs or medication | 11.4 (7.3–15.5) |
| Condom was too big | 10.1 (6.2–14.0) |