Koo Helen P, Woodsong Cynthia, Dalberth Barbara T, Viswanathan Meera, Simons-Rudolph Ashley
RTI International.
J Soc Issues. 2005 Mar;61(1):67-93. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2005.00394.x.
Domains central to the effects of sexual relationships on the acceptability of a vaginal protection method were explored in 14 focus groups and 38 in-depth interviews with women and men recruited from a health department's sexually transmitted infections (STI) and family planning clinics. Findings indicate that acceptability depended on a couple's relationship type, classified as serious, casual, or "new." Potential barriers to communication about product use may be overcome through direct or indirect covert use, depending on relationship type. More men than women thought women should always tell their partners if they use microbicides, regardless of relationship type. Results indicate the importance of the relationship context in understanding the likely acceptability of using microbicides, and perhaps any method of STI/HIV protection.
通过对从卫生部门的性传播感染（STI）和计划生育诊所招募的14个焦点小组以及38名女性和男性进行的深度访谈，探讨了性关系对阴道保护方法可接受性产生影响的核心领域。研究结果表明，可接受性取决于情侣的关系类型，分为认真型、随意型或“新建立型”。根据关系类型的不同，通过直接或间接的隐蔽使用，可能会克服产品使用沟通方面的潜在障碍。无论关系类型如何，认为女性在使用杀菌剂时应始终告知伴侣的男性比女性更多。结果表明，关系背景对于理解使用杀菌剂以及可能的任何性传播感染/艾滋病毒保护方法的可接受性具有重要意义。
