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Table 16 What participants liked about their preferred study condom by gender

From: Clinical breakage, slippage and acceptability of two commercial ultra-thin polyurethane male condoms compared to a commercial thin latex condom: a randomised, masked, 3 way crossover, multi centre controlled study (SAGCS 2)

 

Male

  

Female

  
 

PU A

PU B

Latex C

PU A

PU B

Latex C

 

n = 69

n = 62

n = 92

n = 71

n = 58

n = 86

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

What participants liked1

 Sensation

43

56

34

27

45

30

 Appearance

3

2

3

6

5

1

 Scent

1

2

2

6

2

3

 Lubricant on condom

12

16

12

17

19

29

 Amount of lubricant on condom

13

15

14

24

24

17

 Feel of lubricant on condom

0

3

2

0

0

3

 Condom package

0

2

0

1

0

1

 Ease of donning

12

6

26

13

7

10

 Thinness of condom material

16

18

7

25

17

7

 Way condom fit

38

27

43

4

3

7

 Tightness of condom fit

3

3

0

0

0

0

 Looseness of condom fit

0

0

1

0

0

0

 Condom stayed in place

6

8

4

0

0

5

 Comfortable

10

13

14

11

22

12

 Texture of condom material

10

5

4

10

5

13

 Lack of noise

1

0

1

1

7

5

 Softness

1

2

1

0

0

0

 Not messy

0

3

3

4

3

0

 Prolongs sex

0

0

0

0

2

2

 Easy to use

9

3

2

1

2

3

 Transfers body heat

4

6

2

3

12

5

 Different

0

0

1

0

0

0

 Dependable

4

2

4

3

2

1

 Protection

0

0

1

0

0

1

 No leakage

1

0

0

0

0

0

 Partner liked

1

5

2

21

7

23

 No side effects

0

0

1

6

2

3

 Liked Study condom

3

0

3

3

0

2

 Unique condom attribute

4

2

7

6

9

6

  1. 1Multiple responses permitted