TY - JOUR T1 - Condom access does not ensure condom use: you've got to be putting me on JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 225 LP - 225 DO - 10.1136/sti.78.3.225 VL - 78 IS - 3 AU - L Warner AU - M J Steiner Y1 - 2002/06/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/78/3/225.1.abstract N2 - Approximately 15 million incident cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur in the United States each year.1 These figures are troubling given the availability of primary prevention measures that sexually active people can use to avoid unprotected intercourse, including latex condoms.2 Although considerable attention has focused on making condoms widely available, surprisingly little research3,4 has examined whether condom availability is sufficient to ensure condom use.We recruited a convenience sample of 98 male students through advertisements posted on two Georgia university campuses to evaluate sexual risk taking behaviour. Men were required to be aged 18–29 years, full time students, and to have used condoms for ≥5 episodes of vaginal intercourse. After providing written informed consent, eligible men participated in a standardised interview about their experiences … ER -