Table I.
Most Cited Reasons for Condom Use or Nonuse, by HIV Status Role
| Combined* | Role 1 with Role 2 | Role 2 with Role 1 | Role 2 with Role 3 | Role 3 with Role 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shameful to give HIV 69.7% (norms) | HIV 78.7% (part prot) | HIV 69.6% (self prot) | Condoms protecting you from diseases other than HIV 58.5% (self prot) | Condoms protecting you from diseases other than HIV 72.5% (self prot) |
| Giving HIV 69.5% (part prot) | Giving HIV 74.5% (part prot) | Getting HIV 64.3% (self prot) | Other STDs 58.5% (self/part prot) | Other STDs 63.0% (self prot) |
| Condoms protecting you from diseases other than HIV 66.6% (self prot) | Whether it would be shameful to give HIV 68.8% (norms) | Condoms protecting you from diseases other than HIV 63.4% (self prot) | Whether or not partner could be sleeping with someone else 52.8% (part prot) | HIV 58.3% (self prot) |
| HIV 64.6% (self/part prot) | Condoms protecting partner from diseases other than HIV 65.1% (part prot) | Using a condom shows partner cares about you 63.4% (relationship) | HIV 43.4% (part prot) | Getting HIV 58.3% (self prot) |
| Getting HIV 58.1% (self prot) | Condoms protecting you from diseases other than HIV 63.0% (self prot) | Partner wanted to use a condom 50.0% (relationship) | Getting HIV 43.4% (self prot) | Condoms protecting partner from diseases other than HIV 55.9% (part prot) |
| Other STDs 55.9% (self prot) | Partner wanted to use a condom 59.1% (relationship) | Condoms affecting pleasure 48.2% (lust) | Condoms protecting partner from diseases other than HIV 41.7% (part prot) | Whether or not partner could be sleeping with someone else 51.2% (self prot) |
| Condoms protecting partner from diseases other than HIV 53.7% (part prot) | Other STDs 52.0% (self prot) | Other STDs 45.5% (self prot) | Condoms affecting pleasure 37.7% (lust) | Wanting to protect another partner 50.8% (part prot) |
| Partner wanted to use a condom 46.5% (relationship) | Whether using condoms shows how much you care about partner 51.2% (relationship) | Whether using condom shows how much you care about partner 43.8% (relationship) | Getting (her) pregnant 37.5% (relationship) | Getting (her) pregnant 46.6% (relationship) |
| Condom shows partner cares 42.7% (relationship) | Whether you are supposed to use a condom 43.3% (norm) | Condoms protecting partner from diseases other than HIV 41.3% (part prot) | Shameful to give HIV 33.3% (norms) | Reliability of condoms 43.0% (self prot) |
| Whether or not partner could be sleeping with someone else 41.0% (self prot) | The Reliability of Condoms 40.4% (self prot) | The reliability of condoms 38.5% (self prot) | Wanting to protect another partner 33.3% (part prot) | Shameful to give HIV 40.0% (norms) |
*
Percent of those who were asked about the reason who reported thinking about the reason.