Practice makes perfect: Reduction in female condom failures and user problems with short-term experience in a randomized trial

Contraception

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-131

  Beksinska, Mags ^a   Smit, Jenni ^a   Joanis, Carol ^b   Hart, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Joanis Consulting   (United States)

^c FHI360 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier methods; Experience; Female condom; Function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAKAGE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE CONDOM FAILURE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; INVAGINATION; MISDIRECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SLIPPAGE;

ADULT; CONDOMS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863722856     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.11.071     Document Type: Article

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