<p>People have been known to engage in sexual activity where a condom should have been used, despite being told by their parents that they are not mature enough to engage in such activity. Furthermore, people, including adults well past their late teens and early 20’s, have been known to act on impulse when it comes to sex, especially if they are under the influence of a drug, such as alcohol. In such situations, the level of maturity of the people involved very often isn’t the biggest factor in the decision to engage in sexual activity, nor is their personal level of shyness when they are sober. In such situations, I would think that a person is more likely to use a condom if the person already has one in their possession, or can easily/quickly obtain one, which typically might not include running to the nearest drug or grocery store but could include running into the nearest bathroom to purchase a condom from a machine.</p>
<p>In addition to the above, I think some single women (some men too), regardless of what region of the country they are in, might be concerned about a negative stigma attaching to them if they boldly walked into the local grocery or drug store to purchase a box of condoms, but less concerned if they could obtain the condoms in a more private manner, such as purchasing condoms from a machine when they are alone in a bathroom. Beyond that, some people might just think that whether or not they are having sex is simply a very private matter and isn’t something that they want to “announce” to the world by making a very public purchase at a grocery or drug store.</p>