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Anal use of the female condom: does uncertainty justify provider inaction?

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Mantell, Joanne E., Kelvin, Elizabeth A., Exner, Theresa M., Hoffman, Susie, Needham, Sarah, Stein, Zena A.·2009·AIDS Care
DOI 10.1080/09540120902730005PMC PMC2797077
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Despite limited safety data and the absence of efficacy data, several studies have reported that the female condom is being used for anal sex by men who have sex with men. We describe providers' awareness of female condom use during anal sex among their clients and their experiences in counseling clients. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 78 health-care providers recruited from various health-care delivery systems in New York City: a family planning agency, a sexually transmitted infection agency, a hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology clinic, and two community-based AIDS service organizations. While two-thirds of providers reported that they were uncertain as to whether the female condom could or should be used for anal intercourse, nearly one-third believed that anything is better than nothing to prevent HIV/sexually transmitted infections during anal sex. Few providers had actually talked with clients about anal use of the female condom, and clients themselves had seldom mentioned nor asked for information about such use. Our findings highlight providers' uncertainty about anal use of the female condom. Lacking guidelines regarding the safety and efficacy of female condom use during anal sex, health-care providers are left to make their own well-intentioned recommendations (or not) to potential users. The dearth of information on female condom use during anal sex could encourage individuals to use the female condom for anal sex, which may increase HIV transmission risk or represent a missed opportunity for protecting non-condom users. There is a need for a series of harm-reduction, acceptability, and efficacy studies and, in the interim, for the development of a carefully qualified safety set of guidelines regarding anal use of the female condom for health-care providers.

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Authors
Mantell, J. E., Kelvin, E. A., Exner, T. M., Hoffman, S., Needham, S., & Stein, Z. A.
Affiliations
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute (US)
  • Population Council (US)
Corresponding author
Mantell, Joanne E.
ORCID
Venue
AIDS Care
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-09
Volume
21
Issue
9
Pages
1185-1194
ISSN
  • 0954-0121 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0451
DOI
10.1080/09540120902730005
PMC
PMC2797077
OpenAlex
W2148943944
Cited by
16
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • AIDS Care (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (P30-A1428481)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P30-MH43520, P30MH043520)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P30AI042848)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
female condom, anal sex, men who have sex with men, HIV prevention, sexually transmitted infections, harm reduction, provider counseling, HIV risk factors
MeSH terms
Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Health, Female, Health Personnel, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Male, Professional-Patient Relations, Sexual Behavior, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Single-Use Internal Condom, Condoms, Female, Qualitative Research

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Mantell, J. E., Kelvin, E. A., Exner, T. M., Hoffman, S., Needham, S., & Stein, Z. A. (2009). Anal use of the female condom: does uncertainty justify provider inaction? AIDS Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540120902730005

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