The taking of free condoms in a drug abuse treatment clinic: the effects of location and posters. | Zendy

Leslie Amass | Zendy; Warren K. Bickel | Zendy; S T Higgins | Zendy; Alan J. Budney | Zendy; Florian E. Foerg | Zendy

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The taking of free condoms in a drug abuse treatment clinic: the effects of location and posters.

Author(s) -

Leslie Amass,

Warren K. Bickel,

S T Higgins,

Alan J. Budney,

Florian E. Foerg

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.10.1466

Subject(s) - condom , medicine , substance abuse , family medicine , affect (linguistics) , public health , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , communication , syphilis

Drug abuse treatment programs can help reduce high-risk sexual behavior in drug users by promoting condom use. This study examined the influence of distribution location and poster prompts on the taking of free condoms in a drug abuse treatment clinic. Over 6 months, condoms were available alternately, with and without poster prompts, in the clinic's private restroom or public waiting area. Overall, 381% more condoms were taken from the restroom. The presence of poster prompts did not affect condom taking. These results suggest that distribution location is a critical factor in promoting condom taking in public clinic.

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