Document 0879
 DOCN  M9550879
 TI    Influencing spermicide use among low-income minority women.
 DT    9505
 AU    Cohen D; Reardon K; Alleyne D; Murthy S; Linton K; Department of
       Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical; Center.
 SO    J Am Med Wom Assoc. 1995 Jan-Feb;50(1):11-3. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/95164914
 AB    Spermicides reduce the risk of a variety of sexually transmitted
       diseases (STDs) and hold promise for reducing the risk of human
       immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. Many high-risk women are
       unaware that they are at risk for STDs and are unfamiliar with
       spermicides, however. A program promoting spermicides for the prevention
       of STDs was tested in a controlled intervention among low-income
       minority women seeking services in a public health family planning
       clinic. Women exposed to the intervention had more positive attitudes
       toward spermicides and used spermicides more than three times as often,
       on average, as control subjects. The best predictor of spermicide/condom
       use was knowledge of how to use spermicides correctly (OR 3.2, 95% CI
       2.0, 5.0). Fear of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or STDs
       did not predict spermicide use. This study demonstrates that brief
       interventions in waiting areas of public health clinics can have a
       significant impact in helping women protect themselves from HIV and
       STDs.
 DE    Female  Follow-Up Studies  Health Promotion/*METHODS  Human  HIV
       Infections/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Odds Ratio  Sexually Transmitted
       Diseases/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Spermatocidal Agents/*THERAPEUTIC USE
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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