Table 7 Profile of Condom Use (Note: PU = Polyurethane)
PU A | PU B | Latex C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Condoms available for use | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | |||
Total condoms not opened/recorded | 195 | 13.0 | 191 | 12.7 | 180 | 12.0 |
Due to early discontinuation1 | 160 | 10.7 | 150 | 10.0 | 155 | 10.3 |
Due to personal reasons | 30 | 2.0 | 34 | 2.3 | 23 | 1.5 |
Due to failure to use condom per protocol 2 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Due to uninterpretable condom report | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Total condoms opened & recorded | 1305 | 87.0 | 1309 | 87.3 | 1320 | 88.0 |
Not used for vaginal intercourse | 85 | 6.5 | 126 | 9.6 | 53 | 4.0 |
Defective | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tore while unwrapping | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Could not unroll condom fully onto penis | 51 | 3.9 | 98 | 7.5 | 21 | 1.6 |
Tore while donning | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 |
Condom too tight | 14 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.5 |
Other reason | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Used sharp object to unwrap condom3 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Used for anal intercourse3 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 |
Used for oral intercourse3 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.7 |
Used non-Study lubricant3 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.8 |
Evaluable condom uses | 1221 | 93·6 | 1183 | 90·4 | 1268 | 96·1 |
Failed during intercourse | 31 | 2.5 | 36 | 3.0 | 16 | 1.3 |
Clinical break | 18 | 1.5 | 22 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.89 |
Clinical Slippage | 13 | 1.1 | 14 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.5 |
Did not fail during intercourse | 1190 | 97·5 | 1147 | 97·0 | 1252 | 98·7 |
Tore during removal | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Removed intact | 1189 | 99·9 | 1146 | 99·9 | 1252 | 100·0 |