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Incomplete Use of Condoms: The Importance of Sexual Arousal

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The purpose of this study was to identify associations between incomplete condom use (not using condoms from start to finish of sex) and sexual arousal variables. A convenience sample of heterosexual men (n = 761) completed a web-based questionnaire. Men who scored higher on sexual arousability were more likely to put a condom on after sex had begun (AOR = 1.58). Men who reported difficulty reaching orgasm were more likely to report removing condoms before sex was over (AOR = 2.08). These findings suggest that sexual arousal may be an important, and under-studied, factor associated with incomplete use of condoms.

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  1. Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Cynthia A. Graham

  2. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Cynthia A. Graham, Richard A. Crosby, Robin R. Milhausen, Stephanie A. Sanders & William L. Yarber

  3. Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Cynthia A. Graham, Richard A. Crosby, Robin R. Milhausen, Stephanie A. Sanders & William L. Yarber

  4. College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Richard A. Crosby

  5. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada

    Robin R. Milhausen

  6. Department of Gender Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Stephanie A. Sanders & William L. Yarber

  7. Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    William L. Yarber

  8. Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology, Isis Education Centre, Warneford Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK

    Cynthia A. Graham

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Graham, C.A., Crosby, R.A., Milhausen, R.R. et al. Incomplete Use of Condoms: The Importance of Sexual Arousal. AIDS Behav 15, 1328–1331 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9638-7

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