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Hispanic adults' beliefs, attitudes, and intentions regarding the female condom. J Behav Med 2000 Apr;23(2):181-206

Date

06/02/2000

Pubmed ID

10833679

DOI

10.1023/a:1005417318841

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0034082911 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   14 Citations

Abstract

The present study used the theory of planned behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1985) augmented by AIDS knowledge to investigate factors influencing intentions of Hispanic adults to use the female condom. A total of 146 persons (75 women and 71 men; mean age, 27 years) recruited from community-based organizations completed an anonymous survey regarding intentions to use the female condom with their main sex partner. The TPB model had greater predictive utility for women's, than for men's, female condom use intentions. For men, attitudes and norms did not predict female condom use intentions, but greater AIDS knowledge was related to lower intentions to use the female condom, above and beyond the TPB constructs. Perceived behavioral control, operationalized as self-efficacy, significantly increased the predictive utility of the TPB model for women's female condom use intentions but not for men's. Behavior change strategies to increase female condom use are discussed in light of these findings.

Author List

Bogart LM, Cecil H, Pinkerton SD

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude to Health
Demography
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Population Surveillance
Sex Distribution