Research Article

Short-Term Acceptability of the Woman’s Condom among Married Couples in Shanghai

Table 2

Product preference and willingness to use by sex (number [%]).

Women
Men

How does using this device compare to using a male condom?
Much better3424
Better3131
Same1732
Worse66
Never used a male condom before148

Would you prefer to use a male or female condom?
Male condom1012
Female condom3132
No preference3641
Neither87
Never used a male condom158

Would you use this female condom in the future?
No2222
Yes 7878

Why? (n = 49)
STI/HIV prevention920
Contraception24
Both8572
Other44

Would you recommend use of this female condom to a friend?
No2231
Yes7869

What type of information do you think someone who has never used this female condom would need before they would feel comfortable using it? (multiple responses allowed)
Pregnancy prevention information5956
STI prevention information6869
Safety information7544
Articles or ads in magazines or newspapers1719
Other 02

If you needed to purchase a condom, would you purchase this female condom if the price were affordable to you?
No1220
Yes8880

If you were going to purchase/use this female condom, where would you want to buy it?
Commercial outlets3439
Hospital outlets5954
Family planning station in community6153
Internet312
Other 00