Feasibility study of the Home-based Exercises for Responsible Sex (HERS) intervention to promote correct and consistent condom use among young women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Male condoms are effective in preventing common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancy, if used correctly and consistently. However, condom use errors and problems are common and young people report negative experiences, such as reduced pleasure. The Kinsey Institute Home-Based Exercises for Responsible Sex (KIHERS) is a novel condom promotion intervention for young women, which aims to reduce condom errors and problems, increase self-efficacy and improve attitudes towards condoms, using a pleasure-focussed approach. The study objective was to test the operability, viability and acceptability of an adapted version of the KIHERS intervention with young women aged 16-25 years in the United Kingdom (UK) (Home-Based Exercises for Responsible Sex-UK (

SUBMITTER: Knights N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8314454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature