Condom use in the context of romantic relationships: A study among university students from 12 universities in four Central and Eastern European countries.

AbstractObjective To investigate the extent to which romantic relationship status influences condomuse during vaginal, oral and anal sexamong students from 12 universities in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Slovakia.Methods A pilot study of 880 students from the ongoing Student Life Cohort in Europe (SLiCE) study. Multiple logistic regression was conducted to establish the effect of romantic relationship status on condomuse during vaginal, anal and oral sexin the previous 30 days, while adjusting for participants’ age, gender, use of alcohol and other drugs prior to sex, condom-carrying practices and number of sexual partners.Results Of the total sample, 73.7% were currently engaged in a romantic relationship and their condomuse during vaginal sex(p < 0.001), oral sex(p < 0.001) and anal sex(p = 0.003) was significantly associated with their romantic relationship status. Students who were not in a romantic relationship had the lowest odds of condomuse. Use of alcohol or other drugs bef...