Am J Epidemiol 2003; 157:301-302.
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Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Macaluso et al. Respond to "Condom Effectiveness and Prostate-specific Antigen"
1 Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
2 Center for Pediatric Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
3 Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
4 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Received for publication July 1, 2002; accepted for publication November 11, 2002.
Abbreviations: Abbreviation: PSA, prostate-specific antigen.
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Steiner et al. (1) discuss our work (2–5) within the context of the debate on condom effectiveness (6–8). We agree that the available evidence indicates that condom use is highly effective against human immunodeficiency virus. Although the evidence is mixed regarding prevention of other sexually transmitted diseases, it does not (in our view) support the assertion that condom use is ineffective. Self-report of condom use may be exaggerated because of the social desirability of consistent use, and information bias may explain null
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