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Condom use may depend on the nature of a couple's relationship, rather than the partners' individual characteristics, suggests a new Dutch study.
Researchers found that couple-related factors like closeness in age and the seriousness of the relationship played a role in the variation of condom use.
"We found that when partners are more familiar with each other and when they are more alike, inconsistent condom use becomes more prevalent," Amy Matser of the Public Health Service of Amsterdam told Reuters Health.
Matser and her team surveyed a total 2,144 men and women who visited a sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic in Amsterdam. Participants, half of whom were under 25 years old, were asked about their sexual behaviors with up to four of their most recent sexual partners.
Researchers found that couple-related factors like closeness in age and the seriousness of the relationship played a role in the variation of condom use.
"We found that when partners are more familiar with each other and when they are more alike, inconsistent condom use becomes more prevalent," Amy Matser of the Public Health Service of Amsterdam told Reuters Health.
Matser and her team surveyed a total 2,144 men and women who visited a sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic in Amsterdam. Participants, half of whom were under 25 years old, were asked about their sexual behaviors with up to four of their most recent sexual partners.
Condom use determined more by nature of relationship than partners' characteristics
Condom use may depend on the nature of a couple's relationship, rather than the partners' individual characteristics, suggests a new Dutch study.
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