Standardized protocols for condom breakage and slippage trials: a proposal. | Zendy

M. Steiner | Zendy; James Trussell | Zendy; Lucinda Glover | Zendy; Carol Joanis | Zendy; Alan Spruyt | Zendy; Laneta J. Dorflinger | Zendy

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Standardized protocols for condom breakage and slippage trials: a proposal.

Author(s) -

M. Steiner,

James Trussell,

Lucinda Glover,

Carol Joanis,

Alan Spruyt,

Laneta J. Dorflinger

Publication year - 1994

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.84.12.1897

Subject(s) - condom , medicine , slippage , protocol (science) , pregnancy , family medicine , alternative medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , engineering , structural engineering , syphilis , pathology , biology , genetics

In the absence of well-controlled studies on the clinical effectiveness of condoms against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, breakage and slippage data may provide the best indication of the protection offered by condom use. According to the recent literature, condom breakage rates range from 0% to 12%, with many US studies falling in the 2% to 5% range. Few studies have collected slippage data. In addition to discussing methodological issues associated with these studies, we propose a standardized protocol for future condom breakage and slippage trials and discuss how results may be used to estimate perfect-use and typical-use pregnancy rates.

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