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dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Ben
dc.contributor.authorRichters, Jen
dc.contributor.authorKirkwood, Ken
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Len
dc.contributor.authorSaxby, Men
dc.contributor.authorRopp, Fen
dc.contributor.authorYap, Len
dc.contributor.authorButler, Ten
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:11:53Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:11:53Z-
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.identifier.citationNo 3 Vol.: 83en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14242-
dc.formatPages 219-222en
dc.languageenen
dc.titleDo condoms cause rape and mayhem? the long-term effects of condoms in New South Wales' prisonsen
dc.title.alternativeSexually Transmitted Infectionsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid12260en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34347237295&partnerID=40&md5=db38f56d3ff3f0092d38c78a9a17570aen
dc.subject.keywordSexual crimeen
dc.subject.keywordInvalid URLen
dc.subject.keywordDrug trafficen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordCondomsen
dc.subject.keywordPrisonersen
dc.subject.keywordAustraliaen
dc.subject.keywordAttitude to Healthen
dc.subject.keywordSexual Partnersen
dc.subject.keywordRubber Damsen
dc.subject.keywordinfection preventionen
dc.subject.keywordWeaponen
dc.subject.keywordRapeen
dc.subject.keywordSex Offensesen
dc.subject.keywordHigh risk populationen
dc.subject.keywordSexual behavioren
dc.subject.keywordPrisonsen
dc.subject.keywordNew South Walesen
dc.subject.keywordpriority journalen
dc.subject.keywordFemaleen
dc.subject.keywordPrisonen
dc.subject.keywordMaleen
dc.description.notesBackground: Concerns raised by opponents to condom provision in prisons have not been objectively examined and the issue continues to be debated. The long-term effects of the introduction of condoms and dental dams into New South Wales (NSW) prisons in 1996 was examined, focusing on particular concerns raised by politicians, prison officers, prison nurses and prisoners. These groups were worried that (a) condoms would encourage prisoners to have sex, (b) condoms would lead to an increase in sexual assaults in prisons, (c) prisoners would use condoms to hide and store drugs and other contraband and (d) prisoners would use condoms as weapons. Method: Data sources included the NSW Inmate Health Survey (IHS) from 1996 and 2001 and official reports from the NSW Department of Corrective Services. The 1996 IHS involved 657 men and 132 women randomly selected from all prisons, with a 90% response rate. The 2001 survey involved 747 men and 167 women inmates, with an 85% response rate. Results: There was a decrease in reports of both consensual male-to-male sex and male sexual assaults 5 years after the introduction of condoms into prisons in 1996. The contents of condom kits were often used for concealing contraband items and for other purposes, but this was not associated with an increase in drug injecting in prison. Only three incidents of a condom being used in assaults on prison officers were recorded between 1996 and 2005; none was serious. Conclusions: There exists no evidence of serious adverse consequences of distributing condoms and dental dams to prisoners in NSW. Condoms are an important public health measure in the fight against HIV and sexually transmitted diseases; they should be made freely available to prisoners as they are to other high-risk groups in the community.<br/ >Cited By (since 1996):7Export Date: 23 July 2013Source: Scopusen
dc.identifier.sourceSexually Transmitted Infectionsen
dc.date.entered2014-07-21en
dc.description.physicaldescriptionPages 219-222en
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