Sub-Saharan African university students' beliefs about condoms, condom-use intention, and subsequent condom use: a prospective study
Heeren, G.Anita.; Jemmott, J.B.; Mandeya, A.; Tyler, J.C.
Aids and Behavior 13(2): 268-276
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1090-7165 PMID: 18600442 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9415-zDocument Number: 205314
Whether certain behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs, and control beliefs predict the intention to use condoms and subsequent condom use was examined among 320 undergraduates at a university in South Africa who completed confidential questionnaires on two occasions separated by 3 months. Participants' mean age was 23.4 years, 47.8% were women, 48.9% were South Africans, and 51.1% were from other sub-Saharan African countries. Multiple regression revealed that condom-use intention was predicted by hedonistic behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs regarding sexual partners and peers, and control beliefs regarding condom-use technical skill and impulse control. Logistic regression revealed that baseline condom-use intention predicted consistent condom use and condom use during most recent intercourse at 3-month follow-up. HIV/STI risk-reduction interventions for undergraduates in South Africa should target their condom-use hedonistic beliefs, normative beliefs regarding partners and peers, and control beliefs regarding technical skill and impulse control.
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