Report for: Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission

Title	Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2002
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd003255
Pubmed ID	11869658
Authors	Susan C Weller, Karen Davis-Beaty
Abstract	The amount of protection that condoms provide for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is unknown. Cohort studies of sexually active HIV serodiscordant couples with follow-up of the seronegative partner, provide a situation in which a seronegative partner has known exposure to the disease and disease incidence can be estimated. When some individuals use condoms and some do not, namely some individuals use condoms 100% of the time and some never use (0%) condoms, condom effectiveness can be estimated by comparing the two incidence rates. Condom effectiveness is the proportionate reduction in disease due to the use of condoms.

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Country	Count	As %
Mexico	6	10%
Spain	4	6%
Argentina	4	6%
Panama	3	5%
United States	3	5%
Colombia	2	3%
Belgium	2	3%
France	2	3%
Brazil	2	3%
Other	12	19%
Unknown	23	37%

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Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	57	90%
Scientists	5	8%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	1	2%

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Country	Count	As %
United States	5	<1%
Spain	2	<1%
Canada	2	<1%
Botswana	1	<1%
United Kingdom	1	<1%
New Zealand	1	<1%
Australia	1	<1%
Nigeria	1	<1%
Brazil	1	<1%
Other	2	<1%
Unknown	506	97%

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Student > Master	132	25%
Researcher	66	13%
Student > Bachelor	54	10%
Student > Ph. D. Student	51	10%
Student > Doctoral Student	34	7%
Other	92	18%
Unknown	94	18%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	176	34%
Social Sciences	38	7%
Nursing and Health Professions	38	7%
Psychology	24	5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	19	4%
Other	100	19%
Unknown	128	24%

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Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission

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