UNDERSTANDING USE OF CONDOMS AMONG CANADIAN ETHNOCULTURAL COMMUNITIES- METHODS AND MAIN FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY

The aim of this study was to understand the intention to use a condom for each instance of sexual intercourse with a new partner in three of Canada's non-dominant ethnocultural communities: Latin American (N = 346), English-speaking Caribbean (N = 358), and South Asian (N = 355). All respondents were recruit-ed from multiple ethnocultural venues us ing predetermined sampling frames and quotas for each community. Anony mous questionnaires assessing culturally specific theoretical construc ts were completed. This paper presents the methodology and the main fi ndings. The high quality of the results of this study demonstrate the advantage of establishing strong partnerships with members of communit ies being studied.