Univariate analysis of determinants of condom breakage in the last 1 month: situational/partner variables
| Episodes of condom use (N=390) (unweighted) | Last break episode (in last 1 month) (N=99) | Univariate p value (Pearson χ2 test) | |
| Total % events where condom broke | 25.2% | ||
| Circumstances of specific event | |||
| Partner | |||
| Spouse or non-paying client (Ref) | 30 | 10.0 | 0.038 |
| Paying client | 360 | 26.5 | |
| Man's use of alcohol before or during sex | |||
| No (Ref) | 269 | 21.9 | 0.028 |
| Yes | 119 | 32.4 | |
| Roughness of sex | |||
| Not rough (Ref) | 261 | 12.9 | <0.001 |
| Rough, forceful | 127 | 50.3 | |
| How long sex lasted | |||
| No longer than usual (Ref) | 260 | 19.2 | <0.001 |
| Longer than usual | 130 | 36.6 | |
| Erection | |||
| Not overly hard (Ref) | 186 | 19.2 | 0.008 |
| Overly hard | 201 | 30.8 | |
| Furtive sex | |||
| No (Ref) | 306 | 21.1 | 0.001 |
| Yes | 84 | 38.7 | |
| Size of condom | |||
| About right (Ref) | 330 | 20.4 | <0.001 |
| Too small | 38 | 46.9 | |
| Too big | 20 | 53.3 | |
Some variables do not add up to 390 as there are a few ‘Don't know’ responses.