Duquesne University Duquesne Scholarship Collection Electronic Theses and Dissertations Spring 2009 Why People Fail to use Condoms for STD and HIV Prevention David T. Brunner Follow this and additional works at: https://dsc.duq.edu/etd Recommended Citation Brunner, D. (2009). Why People Fail to use Condoms for STD and HIV Prevention (Master's thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/361 This Immediate Access is brought to you for free and open access by Duquesne Scholarship Collection. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Duquesne Scholarship Collection. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. WHY PEOPLE FAIL TO USE CONDOMS FOR STD AND HIV PREVENTION A Thesis Submitted To the McAnulty College & Graduate School of Liberal Arts Duquesne University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for The degree of Masters of Social and Public Policy By David Brunner May 2009 WHY PEOPLE FAIL TO USE CONDOMS FOR STD AND HIV PREVENTION By David Brunner Approved January 26, 2009 ________________________________ ________________________________ Moni McIntyre, Ph.D. Matthew Schneirov, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Associate Professor Graduate Center for Social and Public Sociology Department Policy (Committee Member) (Committee Chair) ________________________________ ________________________________ Ralph L. Pearson, Ph.D. Joseph Yenerall, Ph.D. Provost Duquesne University Director Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy Associate Professor of Sociology iii ABSTRACT WHY PEOPLE FAIL TO USE CONDOMS FOR STD AND HIV PREVENTION By David Brunner May 2009 Thesis supervised by professors Moni McIntyre, Ph.D. and Matthew Schneirov, Ph.D. The world is almost 30 years into the AIDS pandemic.