摘要：Women account for nearly half the people living with HIV worldwide. This situation
makes it necessary to improve prevention actions targeting women: the female condom is a good
option. The study was conducted, the first in Italy, in a public AIDS Center on a sample of 162
participants (66.7% female, 33.3% men) who requested the HIV test. The objectives were: assess
the current knowledge of the female condom; collect information on opinions, impressions and
willingness to use the female condom. Participants were administered a Lickert-scale questionnaire
after post-test counselling. The results are in line with international studies and show an early positive
response, characterized by interest and openness to innovation, followed by resisting to use the
female condom.
