Teens avoids using condom as they believed it reduce the sexual pleasure. Also many of times the sexual partners do not wish to have condom. A United States study says that also parents disapproving of condom use which is unbelievable.

According to the US center for disease, control and prevention using of condoms could control sexually transmitted disease. Researchers from Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center (BHCRC) and three other institutions surveyed more than 1,400 adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 21 who had unprotected sex in the previous 90 days. The findings will appear in the September/October issue of Public Health Reports.

"It's clear that we have to address these attitudes, fears and concerns that many teens have regarding condom use, if we want to reduce their risk for contracting a sexually transmitted infection," said co-author Larry K. Brown of BHCRC.

Questions included attitudes and perceptions about condom use, and communication and negotiation with partners. The group included 797 females and 613 males. Approximately half were African American, 24 percent were Hispanic, and 19 percent were white.

Nearly two-thirds of adolescents did not use a condom the last time they had sex. Participants also reported an average of 2 partners and about 15 incidents of unprotected sexual activity within the 90-day period.

Besides concerns about reduced sexual pleasure and partner disapproval, teens avoiding it (condoms) use were also less likely to discuss them with partners. These findings held true across racial / ethnic groups, gender and geographic locations.