Failure of many United States Department of Health Web sites to provide accurate information about the female condom
Ventura-DiPersia, C.; Rodriguez, K.; Kelvin, E.A.
Contraception 92(1): 40-45
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-0518 PMID: 25797043 DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.03.009Document Number: 626237
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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