Identifying gaps in dual protection from sexually transmissible infections and unintended pregnancies among Australian women: an observational study

Lucy Watchirs Smith, Bette Liu, Louisa Degenhardt, Juliet Richters, Deborah Bateson, Anna Yeung, Rebecca Guy Ideal contraception and sexually transmissible infection (STI) prevention strategies sometimes fail to align. We measured contraception and STI prevention behaviours among sexually active Australian women to determine the gaps in dual protection from unintended pregnancies and STIs, and found that although almost all women used contraception, only half had protection from STI transmission. Our findings suggest that health service providers should stress the importance of condoms for women at risk of STIs and ideally distribute condoms when providing contraception.
Source: Sexual Health - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Source Type: research