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Evidence-Based Practice |
| Description |
The Female Condom Skills Training (FEMIT) is a 4-session intervention for young adults. A health educator delivers the first two sessions. The health educator discusses safe sex and demonstrates how to effectively use of both male and female condoms. Communication skills are emphasized in this two-hour session. Personal barriers to female condom use are discussed and participants are encouraged to practice communication skills that enable them to talk most effectively with their partners about female condoms. The third session is conducted in small groups of 6-10 women and is also facilitated by 2 health educators. This session (2.5 hours) focuses on barriers to and eroticization of female condom use and negotiation skills building. The last session is conducted over the telephone; health educators call each participant and review personal goals and discuss any additional barriers to female condom use participants may face. The phone calls last approximately 30 minutes. Participants receive supplies of male and female condoms. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goals of the program are to Increase use of female condoms and increase the frequency of protected sex. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
The original evaluation was conducted in 4 San Francisco Bay Area cities (Concord, Mountain View, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco), California, between 2003 and 2005. Women were randomized to the FEMIT intervention group and participated in the trainings (n = 213) or they were randomized to the comparison group and received Women's General Health Promotion (n = 196).
Significant Findings
• Intervention participants were significantly more likely to report female condom use at least once at the 3-month follow-up (p <0.001) and at the 6-month follow-up (p < 0.001) than comparison participants.
• At the 6-month follow-up, intervention participants reported a significantly higher proportion of vaginal or anal intercourse acts protected by any male or female condom than the comparison group (p = 0.028).
• Across the 2 follow-up time points, intervention participants reported a significantly higher proportion of vaginal or anal intercourse acts protected by a female condom (p = 0.04) and by any male or female condom (p = 0.032) than comparison participants.
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| Categories |
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Wellness & Lifestyle
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| Organization(s) |
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies |
| Source |
University of California, San Francisco |
| Date of Publication |
2008 |
| Date of Implementation |
2003 |
| Location |
City: San Francisco |
| Primary Contact |
Dr. Kyung-Hee Choi
50 Beale Street, Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94105
kyung-hee.choi@ucsf.edu
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/
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| For more details |
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/research/prs/reso...
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| Target Audience |
Women |
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