Contraception

Many Factors Influence Choice and Use of Barrier Methods

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 23rd, 1996

"There are two reasons why barrier methods are of particular importance in the United States today. First, for some people in certain situational contexts, they are the best and most effective methods available or the only methods available. Second, barrier methods are the only methods that prevent or lower the probability of transmission of [HIV] and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)."

These observations were made by researchers Linda J. Beckman and S. Marie Harvey, of the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, and the University of Oregon, Portland, respectively. They presented a literature review which focused on the influences of...

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