Document 2208
 DOCN  M94A2208
 TI    Correlates of condom use.
 DT    9412
 AU    Corless I; Cobb B; Gray S; Fulton R; Belyea M; MGH IHP, UNC-CH, UM,
       Boston.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):357 (abstract no. PD0034). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370367
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To determine the correlates of condom use in University
       Freshmen at a southeastern university. METHODS: After a one hour
       training session, resident assistants distributed questionnaires to all
       first year students residing in university residence halls. A subset of
       875 sexually active students provided the data reported here. Data
       obtained included sociodemographic status, attitudes and knowledge about
       HIV disease, previous and current sexual behavior and substance use.
       RESULTS: Frequency of condom use was related to gender, alcohol use and
       HIV risk but not to race, parental income or use of marijuana. Condoms
       were used always or most of the time by whites (60%) and non-whites
       (52%). Statistically significant differences were observed in reasons
       for condom use by gender but not by race or income. CONCLUSIONS:
       Knowledge of such correlates to condom use as gender, alcohol use and
       HIV risk and in particular, reasons for condom use/non-use, provides the
       information necessary for designing audience specific condom messages.
       Our data suggest a sizable number of sexually active university students
       are in need of such messages.
 DE    Condoms/*UTILIZATION  Human  Sex Behavior  *Sex Education  *Students
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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