Seriously mentally ill women's safer sex behaviors and the theory of reasoned action. Health Educ Behav 2009 Oct;36(5):948-58
Date
05/22/2009Pubmed ID
19458268Pubmed Central ID
PMC4107413DOI
10.1177/1090198108324597Scopus ID
2-s2.0-70350532218 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
Seriously mentally ill women at risk for HIV infection (n = 96) participated in structured interviews assessing sexual and substance-use behavior over a 3-month period. The majority of the women (63.5%) did not use condoms. Consistent with the theory of reasoned action, attitudes toward condom use and perceived social norms about safer sex were associated with safer sex intentions. Supplementing variables from the theory of reasoned action with safer sex self-efficacy explained additional variance in safer sex intentions. Greater safer sex intentions were related to both greater condom use and less frequent unprotected intercourse. In addition, less frequent sex after drug use and a less fatalistic outlook were associated with less frequent unprotected intercourse. Life circumstances specific to this population are particularly important to examine to improve the effectiveness of risk reduction interventions for seriously mentally ill women.
Author List
Randolph ME, Pinkerton SD, Somlai AM, Kelly JA, McAuliffe TL, Gibson RH, Hackl KAuthors
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinTimothy L. McAuliffe PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultCondoms
HIV Infections
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Intention
Logistic Models
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Reduction Behavior
Safe Sex
Social Values
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Young Adult
