Correlates of Condom Use among Chinese College Students in Hunan Province

Autor/in	Xiao, Zhiwen
Titel	Correlates of Condom Use among Chinese College Students in Hunan Province
Quelle	In: AIDS Education and Prevention, 24 (2012) 5, S.469-482 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0899-9546
DOI	10.1521/aeap.2012.24.5.469
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Surveys; Foreign Countries; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Predictor Variables; Self Efficacy; Positive Attitudes; Interpersonal Communication; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Prevention; Sex Education; Intervention; Correlation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Ausland; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Prädiktor; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Korrelation
Abstract	A cross-sectional survey was conducted to test an integrated model of condom use with a sample of 490 sexually active Chinese college students. A number of variables in the integrated model were predictors of condom use, explaining 33.4% of the variance in use. Partner communication was the strongest predictors (beta = 0.317, SE = 0.038, p less than 0.001). Self-efficacy (beta = 0.252, SE = 0.076, p less than 0.001), positive attitudes (beta = 0.150, SE = 0.060, p less than 0.001), and social norms (beta = 0.207, SE = 0.080, p less than 0.001) were also significant predictors of condom use. Additionally, peer communication marginally significantly predicted condom use (beta = 0.089, SE = 0.039, p = 0.055). This study provides evidence of the utility of the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior as an effective underlying theoretical framework for HIV prevention and safe sex intervention programs in a non-Western culture. The study also provides evidence that communication with sexual partners about condom use should be one of the most important factors to be considered in the development of HIV prevention and safer sex education programs for Chinese youth. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10