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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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 21, 2015
Accepted:
March 16,
2015
Received in revised form:
March 16,
2015
Received:
November 2,
2014
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