el-Bassel N, Krishnan S P, Schilling R F, Witte S, Gilbert L
Social Intervention Group, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY 10025, USA.
AIDS Educ Prev. 1998 Oct;10(5):465-80.
This study examines the acceptability of the female condom among African American and Latino patients from two inner-city sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics through focus group discussions. Prior to the initial focus group sessions, 90% (n = 90) had heard about the female condom, 8% (n = 8) had seen it, and 2% (n = 2) had used it. Among the 41 participants (22 males and 19 females) attending a second focus group session, 85.4% (n = 35) had used the female condom at least once. Female study participants who had previous experience inserting a barrier contraceptive device, such as a diaphragm, indicated that they felt more comfortable inserting the female condom than those who had never used such a device. Male participants indicated that they were more comfortable using the female condom with their steady partners than with casual partners, whereas female participants indicated no such distinctions. These and other study findings suggest that need to promote and expand the use of the female condom as a device that protects women from STD transmissions including HIV and AIDS.
本研究通过焦点小组讨论，调查了来自两家市中心性传播疾病（STD）诊所的非裔美国人和拉丁裔患者对女用避孕套的接受程度。在最初的焦点小组会议之前，90%（n = 90）的人听说过女用避孕套，8%（n = 8）的人见过，2%（n = 2）的人使用过。在参加第二次焦点小组会议的41名参与者（22名男性和19名女性）中，85.4%（n = 35）至少使用过一次女用避孕套。有过插入屏障避孕器具（如子宫帽）经验的女性研究参与者表示，比起从未使用过此类器具的女性，她们觉得插入女用避孕套更自在。男性参与者表示，比起与临时伴侣使用女用避孕套，他们与固定伴侣使用时感觉更自在，而女性参与者则没有这种区别。这些以及其他研究结果表明，有必要推广和扩大女用避孕套的使用，因为它是一种能保护女性免受包括艾滋病毒和艾滋病在内的性传播疾病感染的器具。
