The use of condoms can bring major preventative and public health benefits, controlling the spread of sexually transmitted disease and avoiding unwanted pregnancy. This book explores these important implications from the health care worker's point of view. Written by world renowned experts in sexually transmitted diseases and public health, it covers all aspects from manufacturer, to the benefits of usage for the individual, and as part of a public health programme. Topics Include:

manufacture

prevention of pregnancy

prevention of sexually transmitted diseases

virucides and spermicides

condom use

population surveys

condoms in commercial sex

condoms for anal sex

social marketing

female condom

availability of condoms - barriers to access and usage

international safety standards. The comprehensive converage of this current and increasingly important area of health care makes Condoms a unique guide for anyone working in STD clinics, and all those in public health, as well as for family doctors.