Abstract
A cross-sectional survey of 3,136 women attending family planning clinics in Texas was conducted to examine past use of and future plans for use of condoms by partners during sexual intercourse for disease prevention in conjunction with other contraceptive methods. Following the receipt of clinical services, including counseling about family planning and disease prevention, both contraceptive and planned condom use reporting increased for the majority of subjects. However 22% of the sample indicated that they intended to reduce condom use in the future and instead use a contraceptive which protects from pregnancy but not from disease. Condom use was indicated more frequently for those who reported at least one risk factor for HIV, but 17% of those at risk indicated lower future condom use than past use. This suggests that without changes in risk behavior, these women will be at increased risk of HIV or another sexually transmitted disease.
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