A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women.
J Am Coll Health
; 66(5): 421-428, 2018 07.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29494789
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To conduct a pilot test of a brief, self-guided, home-based program designed to improve male condom use attitudes and behaviors among young women.PARTICIPANTS:
Women aged 18-24 years from a large Midwestern University reporting having had penile-vaginal sex with two or more partners in the past 3 months. Sixty-seven enrolled; 91.0% completed the study.METHODS:
A repeated measures design was used, with assessments occurring at baseline, immediately post intervention (T2), and 30 days subsequent (T3).RESULTS:
Condom use errors and problems decreased, condom-related attitudes and self-efficacy improved, and experiences of condom-protected sex were rated more positively when comparing baseline with T2 and T3 scores. Further, the proportion of condom-protected episodes more than doubled between T1 and T3 for those in the lowest quartile for condom use at baseline.CONCLUSION:
This low-resource, home-based program improved condom-related attitudes and promoted the correct and consistent use of condoms.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sexual Behavior
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Students
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Sexual Partners
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Condoms
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Safe Sex
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Health Promotion
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States