Condom-use Skills Checklist (Stanton et al., 2009)

• Populations: Children, Adolescents, Adults
• Age ranges: 6th Grade (Bahamas) M = 10.43, parents and staff, range not reported
• Languages: English
• Countries: Bahamas

Items

Instructions, followed by items:

“There are eight steps to using a condom correctly. The following are 17 statements about using a condom, some of which are correct, and some of which are incorrect. Circle the eight correct statements.

1. Use a latex condom
2. Tear along one side of the foil, being sure not to rip the condom inside
3. Put the condom on anytime before you ejaculate
4. Put the condom on when the penis is erected, before there is any contact between the penis and your partner’s body
5. Unroll the condom before placing on the penis
6. Withdraw the penis while it is still erected by holding the condom firmly in place. Remove the condom
7. Unroll the condom to approximately three quarters of the way down the penis
8. Apply a water-based lubricant (i.e. K.Y. Jelly)
9. Squeeze the closed end of the condom between your forefinger and thumb and place the condom over the erected penis
10. Wrap the used condom back in the foil to save for the next time
11. Unroll the condom to the base (hair) of the penis
12. Apply an oil-based lubricant (i.e. oil, vaseline, lotion)
13. Withdraw the penis after it is no longer erected by holding the condom firmly in place.  Remove the condom
14. Put the condom on before the penis is erected, before there is any contact between the penis and your partner’s body
15. Unroll the closed end of the condom keeping two inches between the end of the condom and the tip of the penis
16. Dispose of the used condoms
17. Use a lambskin condom”

(Stanton et al., 2009)

Scoring

Not Reported

Citations

Stanton, B., Deveaux, L., Lunn, S., Yu, S., Brathwaite, N., Li, X., Cottrell, L., Harris, C., Clemens, R., & Marshall, S. (2009). Condom-use Skills Checklist: A Proxy for Assessing Condom-use Knowledge and Skills When Direct Observation Is Not Possible. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 27(3), 406–413. https://doi.org/10.3329/jhpn.v27i3.3383