Relationship intentions, race, and gender: Student differences in condom use during hookups involving vaginal sex By: Wendasha Jenkins Hall, PhD, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, PhD, MPH, Tracy R. Nichols, PhD, Amanda E. Tanner, PhD, MPH & Shelly Brown-Jeffy, PhD Jenkins Hall W, Erausquin JT, Tanner AE, Nichols TR, & Brown-Jeffy S. (2018). Relationship intentions, race, and gender: Student differences in condom use during hookups involving vaginal sex. (E-pub ahead of print, Journal of American College Health, 28 Sept. 2018) DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1506788. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of American College Health on September 28, 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07448481.2018.1506788. Abstract: Objective: To examine the relationship between race, gender, and pre-hookup relationship intentions and college students’ participation in condomless vaginal sex. Participants: 3,315 Black and White college students who participated in the Online College Social Life Survey (OCSLS). Methods: Secondary data analysis of the OCSLS using Chi-square and multiple logistic regression analyses. Results: The model revealed that students who did not want a relationship with their hookup partners and students unsure of their relationship intentions were more likely to use condoms during their last vaginal hookup. Further, White and Female students were less likely to have used condoms during their last vaginal hookup. Conclusions: White and female students, as well as students desiring romantic relationships with hookup partners may be at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) due to decreased condom use. However, more research is needed to explore the factors driving STI disparities facing Black students despite higher condom use. Keywords: Race | gender | sexual health | relationships Article: Hookups – casual sexual encounters between individuals without the expectation of an ensuing dating or romantic relationship. 1 – are a continued topic of interest among college and sexual health researchers. 1–4 With estimates that 60%–80% of US college students report at least one hookup during their tenure, the potential sexual health consequences posed by hookups involving penetrative sex must be considered. 1,2,5–8 The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) specifically attributable to hookups is unknown; yet young adults ages 15–24 account for 64.3% and 49.7% of all reported chlamydia and gonorrhea cases and in the US, respectively. 9 Although not all hookups include penetrative behaviors, hookup events which include vaginal and anal sex may elevate the risk of STIs due to college students’ inconsistent condom