Ventura-DiPersia C, Rodriguez K, Kelvin EA. Failure of many United States Department of Health Web sites to provide accurate information about the female condom.
Contraception 2015;
92:40-5. [PMID:
25797043 DOI:
10.1016/j.contraception.2015.03.009]
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Abstract
Uptake of the female condom (FC) in the United States has historically been low; inadequate promotion may be one barrier faced by potential users. We performed a content analysis of state and municipal health department Web sites to describe how the FC is being promoted for pregnancy and disease prevention. We found that only a slim majority (60.8%) of health department Web sites mention the FC at all and those that do include numerous inaccuracies in their messaging. These inaccuracies may discourage uptake of the FC or have a detrimental impact on the experience when using the product for the first time.
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