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      Female condom color and scent preference in Durban, South Africa

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          Abstract

          Objectives

          To assess preferences for female condom (FC) colors and scents.

          Study design

          Women aged 18–40 years were randomized to one of three FCs (FC2, Cupid1, Cupid2) two of which offered a choice of color and scent (red/strawberry, purple/vanilla, natural/unscented). Women could choose any variety within condom types while participating in an FC contraceptive efficacy study in South Africa.

          Results

          One hundred and thirty-three women were allocated to each FC type. Strawberry was the most popular variety for both FC2 and Cupid1 (60.9%, 78.3% respectively). Some women chose more than one variety but few chose the natural.

          Conclusions

          Data support a clear preference for colored and scented FCs.

          Implications

          These data can inform FC programme managers to predict demand for different varieties of FC and can adjust supply of FCs accordingly.

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          Paul Harris, Robert Taylor, Brenda Minor … (2019)
          The Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) data management platform was developed in 2004 to address an institutional need at Vanderbilt University, then shared with a limited number of adopting sites beginning in 2006. Given bi-directional benefit in early sharing experiments, we created a broader consortium sharing and support model for any academic, non-profit, or government partner wishing to adopt the software. Our sharing framework and consortium-based support model have evolved over time along with the size of the consortium (currently more than 3200 REDCap partners across 128 countries). While the "REDCap Consortium" model represents only one example of how to build and disseminate a software platform, lessons learned from our approach may assist other research institutions seeking to build and disseminate innovative technologies.
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            Male and female condoms: Their key role in pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention

            Mags E Beksinska, Rachel Wong, Jenni A Smit (2019)
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              Lessons from the evaluation of the South African National Female Condom Programme

              Mags E Beksinska, Phumla Nkosi, Zonke Mabude … (2020)
              Background Understanding of the facilitators and challenges to female condom (FC) uptake has been limited due to lack of evaluation of national FC programmes. Setting The FC has been an integral component of South Africa’s (SA) HIV prevention programme for 20 years and is the largest government-funded FC programme worldwide. Methods The national FC evaluation used a mixed-methods approach and consisted of key informant interviews and a telephone survey in a national sample of public and non-public sites. A sub-sample of sites participated in client and provider interviews, and a self-administered client survey. A review of distribution statistics from South Africa’s District Health Information System was also conducted. Results All 256 public-sector and 28 non-public-sector facilities reported having ever distributed FCs. Less than 5% of these facilities reported stock-outs and less than 3% reported they had a supply of expired female condoms. Systems for male condom (MC) and FC distribution were complementary, with similar ordering, delivery and reporting processes. FC promotion by providers (n = 278) varied with regard to FC training, whether attitudes about FCs influenced providers offer of FCs, and how they counselled clients about FCs. Of the 4442 self-administered client surveys in 133 facilities, similar proportions of women (15.4%) and men (15.2%) had ever used FCs. Although FCs were available at almost all sites surveyed, only two-thirds of clients were aware of their availability. Conclusion Data highlight the role of providers as gatekeepers to FC access in public and non-public sectors and provide support for further FC programme expansion in SA and globally.
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                Contributors
                Mags Beksinska
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Contracept X
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Contracept X
                Title: Contraception: X
                Publisher: Elsevier
                ISSN (Electronic): 2590-1516
                Publication date PMC-release: 29 June 2023
                Publication date Collection: 2023
                Publication date (Electronic): 29 June 2023
                Volume: 5
                Electronic Location Identifier: 100095
                Affiliations
                [a ]MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Durban, South Africa
                [b ]UNFPA, Pretoria, South Africa
                [c ]Department of Health, South Africa
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author. mbeksinska@ 123456mru.ac.za
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                Publisher Item ID: S2590-1516(23)00007-2 Publisher ID: 100095
                DOI: 10.1016/j.conx.2023.100095
                PMC ID: 10404533
                SO-VID: 9c99abd0-fdfc-4b98-9fff-c44e6b75f2e2
                Copyright © © 2023 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

                History
                Date received : 22 February 2023
                Date revision received : 23 June 2023
                Date accepted : 23 June 2023
                Categories
                Subject: Brief Research Article

                Keywords: africa,female condoms,scent,color,acceptability
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                Keywords: africa, female condoms, scent, color, acceptability

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