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Witte et al. (2006) randomly assigned "217 women and their main male sexual partners ... to one of three study conditions: a six-session relationship-based STD [sexually transmitted disease] prevention intervention provided to the couple together, the same intervention provided to the woman only[,] or a single-session education control provided to the woman only" (p. 148). Study participants' use of the female condom was assessed at baseline and again 3 months following the intervention. According to Witte and colleagues, "[d]uring follow-up, participants in either active intervention were more likely to use a female condom with their study partner and with all partners, and used female condoms at a higher rate with all partners, than individuals assigned to the control intervention; at the end of three months, they were more likely to intend to use the condom in the next 90 days. No significant differences in outcomes were found between the active intervention groups" (p. 148). The investigators conclude that this study demonstrated "the efficacy of a relationship-based intervention at promoting female condom use among long-term heterosexual couples ... . The findings for the women-only group are consistent with results of other female condom intervention trials targeting women individually. ... The finding that both active interventions increased female condom use and use intentions add to the literature by offering two efficacious methods for promoting the device, one of which incorporates a woman's main male sexual partner" (p. 152).
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Winter 2007 Newsletter / Volume 8, Issue 2
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