Study shows condom use does not promote promiscuity

AIDS Policy Law. 1997 Jun 27;12(12):6-7.

Abstract

AIDS: Researchers from Switzerland's Lausanne University Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine report the results of a media and school-based prevention education program that promoted condom use, sexual abstinence, and marital fidelity. Findings indicated that condom usage has increased dramatically and people are engaging in no more sex now than when the campaign began. The findings should reassure those who fear that widespread condom education will increase sexual activity and promiscuity. These findings are consistent with studies on condom use and sexual behavior in Germany and other European nations.

Publication types

  • Newspaper Article

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Condoms / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Health Promotion / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Media
  • Program Evaluation
  • Schools
  • Sex Education / methods*
  • Switzerland