Study: Rural Hoosiers Struggle With Proper Condom Usage

The Indy Channel ^ | November 10, 2005 | Theindychannel.com

[Abathar]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University study indicates that rural Indiana men have trouble using condoms properly, a finding that researchers say leads to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases.

The study found high occurrences of men putting condoms on incorrectly and high instances of men who lost erections before or during sex.

Health experts are concerned that couples could be discouraged from using condoms when they have problems with them.

Researchers said the survey results point out a need for the dissemination of more public health information regarding condom usage. Researchers said couples should be encouraged to make condom use an erotic part of sexual activity.

"Most research explores whether condoms are used consistently," said William L. Yarber, senior director at Indiana University's Rural Center for AIDS/HIV Prevention and a researcher at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction. "We've found that's just part of the issue of condoms being an effective contraceptive and STD barrier."

Research was conducted by telephone. 75 rural men were asked about their last condom use experience and the last time they had sex with a woman.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Man buys a box of condoms. The pharmacist says that'll be $3.00 plus tax.

The man yells tacks, I thought they stayed on by themselves.

I guess they do not have the banana or cucumber condom classes in the Midwest.

[peacebaby]

tacks? naw, that hurts.

Super glue!

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Ouch, I think the superglue would be painful as well.

[Millee]

"Duh..but I put it on the banana just the way coach showed us in health class."

[PaulaB]

Cause you are love....


welcome to Max's harem...

if we have to be here so do you ;)

[peacebaby]

"welcome to Max's harem."

Gosh, life is getting wierd.

[pollyannaish]

Stop...I just quit laughing!

Maybe I need to see if this was a government funded survey/study. THAT would knock the laugh right out of me so I can get back to work.

(Wipes tears from eye)

[blackie]

What's a condom?

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Well if you don't know by now, I guess there is no point telling you!!

[blackie]

I stopped using them after my first wife got pregnant with our third child ~ shoulda named her Trojan. >:-}

[Dashing Dasher]

I keep having a vision of Larry Bird saying, "How does this thing work?"


Don't they have cable in Indiana?

Geezz.... A 2nd grader in NYC could probably help them - unfortunately.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

You weren't doing something right.

[Dashing Dasher]

[blackie]

I should have been using a Sheik with a reservoir tip.

[Dashing Dasher]

velcro

[PaulaB]

Would you consider FReepmailing me your whole list so I can include everyone?

And can I put you on ours so we don't miss ya?

[Dashing Dasher]

Max's harem?
Pissant's harem?

WTF?

What about RWOS's Kept Men!
or, the RWOS's CLOWNS!!!

Bwwaaahahahaha

[Dashing Dasher]

I stopped using them after my first wife got pregnant with our third child ~ shoulda named her Trojan. >:-}

Are you from Rural Indiana?

LOL!!!

[davisfh]

Thanks for the tip, but I don't "suffer" from the
"big daddy" syndrome.

[Clemenza]

Why exactly did they have to specify "sex with...a woman?"

Maybe because they met one of the locals around Tippecanoe who said "You sure have a purdy mouth, boy!"