Document 0579
 DOCN  M9590579
 TI    Health belief and self-efficacy models: their utility in explaining
       college student condom use.
 DT    9509
 AU    Mahoney CA; Thombs DL; Ford OJ; Department of Health Science, State
       University of New York at; Brockport 14420, USA.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1995 Feb;7(1):32-49. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95290333
 AB    This investigation tested the ability of the Health Belief Model (HBM),
       dimensions of self-efficacy, various behavioral variables (i.e., number
       of sex partners in the past 12 months, frequency of drunkenness during
       sexual intercourse, and number of diagnosed sexually transmitted
       diseases), and demographic measures to distinguish between three condom
       user groups (i.e., nonusers, sporadic users, and consistent users). The
       usable sample consisted of 366 college students, ages 18 to 24. The
       study operationalized the following HBM components: perceived
       susceptibility, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers. The
       multidimensional Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale (CUSES) was also used in
       this investigation. Results from a discriminant analysis indicated that
       sporadic users were best distinguished from both consistent and nonusers
       by number of sex partners in the past year, frequency of drunkenness
       during sexual intercourse, perceived susceptibility to HIV/AIDS and
       other STDs, and a self-efficacy factor labeled Assertive. The sporadic
       users had significantly more sex partners, were drunk more often when
       engaging in sexual intercourse, perceived themselves as more susceptible
       to HIV/AIDS and other STDs, and were less confident in their ability to
       discuss and insist on condom use with a partner. It was also discovered
       that each condom user group was best defined by different subsets of
       discriminating variables. Implications of these findings for
       campus-based prevention programs and future research are discussed.
 DE    Adolescence  *Attitude to Health  *Condoms  Female  Health Behavior
       Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
       Internal-External Control  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  New
       York/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Risk Factors  *Self Concept  Students/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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