Research Article
Short-Term Acceptability of the Woman’s Condom among Married Couples in Shanghai
Table 1
Acceptability of Woman’s Condom by female and male participants at first and fourth uses.
| | Acceptability measure | Women () | Men () | | First-use mean (SD) | Fourth-use mean (SD) | value | First-use mean (SD) | Fourth-use mean (SD) | value |
| Ease of use
1 = very easy
5 = very difficult | | | | Ease of following instructions | 1.32 (0.90) | 1.25 (0.54) | 0.6094 | 1.24 (0.88) | 1.27 (0.67) | 0.8353 | | Ease of handling condom | 1.36 (0.66) | 1.24 (0.50) | 0.2679 | 1.42 (0.81) | 1.00 (0.69) | 0.0030 | | Ease of inserting condom | 1.95 (1.04) | 1.76 (0.92) | 0.2954 | 1.86 (0.99) | 1.29 (1.07) | 0.0033 | | Convenience of lubrication | 1.53 (0.80) | 1.44 (0.77) | 0.5348 | 1.54 (0.82) | 1.34 (0.82) | 0.1879 | | Ease of removing condom | 1.32 (0.60) | 1.31 (0.53) | 0.9237 | 1.36 (0.66) | 1.07 (0.74) | 0.0266 | | Ease of use (general) | 1.85 (0.98) | 1.54 (0.70) | 0.0504 | 1.81 (0.96) | 1.53 (0.80) | 0.0879 |
| Comfort
1 = very comfortable
5 = very uncomfortable | | | | Comfort during insertion of condom or penis into condom | 2.32 (0.84) | 1.81 (0.70) | 0.0005 | 2.31 (1.00) | 1.86 (0.73) | 0.0061 | | Feel of lubricant during insertion of condom or penis into condom | 2.11 (0.98) | 1.76 (0.75) | 0.0314 | 2.14 (1.00) | 1.73 (0.76) | 0.0135 | | Feel of condom material | 2.17 (1.00) | 1.81 (0.96) | 0.0484 | 2.12 (0.97) | 1.81 (0.84) | 0.0660 | | Overall comfort during use | 2.29 (1.00) | 1.85 (0.81) | 0.0098 | 2.15 (0.91) | 1.84 (0.67) | 0.0373 | | Comfort/fit of ring during use | 2.34 (1.08) | 1.98 (0.81) | 0.0428 | 2.36 (1.06) | 1.97 (0.76) | 0.0234 | | Feel of lubricant during use | 2.16 (1.00) | 1.75 (0.71) | 0.0115 | 2.10 (0.95) | 1.80 (0.83) | 0.0703 | | Comfort during removal of condom or penis from condom | 2.05 (1.02) | 1.73 (0.72) | 0.0514 | 2.12 (1.07) | 1.86 (0.80) | 0.1377 |
| Satisfaction
1 = very satisfactory
5 = very unsatisfactory | | | | Satisfaction with stability during sex | 1.97 (0.85) | 1.54 (0.75) | 0.0043 | 1.92 (0.97) | 1.47 (0.60) | 0.0030 | | Satisfaction with sensation of sex | 2.44 (0.98) | 1.75 (0.71) | <0.0001 | 2.25 (0.99) | 1.88 (0.79) | 0.0267 | | Ability to achieve orgasm | 2.47 (1.04) | 1.93 (0.83) | 0.0023 | 2.29 (1.03) | 1.86 (0.75) | 0.0108 | | Sexual satisfaction compared to male condom | 1.80 (1.17) | 1.58 (0.93) | 0.2605 | 1.78 (1.18) | 1.69 (0.88) | 0.6395 | | General use compared to male condom | 1.88 (1.13) | 1.64 (0.89) | 0.2025 | 1.90 (1.16) | 1.73 (0.85) | 0.3658 | | Sensation/stimulation compared to nothing | 2.51 (0.97) | 2.03 (0.79) | 0.0039 | 2.56 (1.04) | 2.44 (1.07) | 0.5380 |
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Significant at the < 0.05 level.
Significant at the < 0.01 level.
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