Document 0203
 DOCN  M9650203
 TI    Validation of measures of condom and other contraceptive use among women
       at high risk for HIV infection and unintended pregnancy.
 DT    9605
 AU    Galavotti C; Cabral RJ; Lansky A; Grimley DM; Riley GE; Prochaska JO;
       Women's Health and Fertility Branch, Centers for Disease Control; and
       Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, USA.
 SO    Health Psychol. 1995 Nov;14(6):570-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96139232
 AB    This study assessed the applicability of the transtheoretical model of
       behavior change (J.O. Prochaska & C.C. DiClemente, 1983, 1984) to the
       measurement of contraceptive use among 296 women at high risk for HIV
       infection and transmission. Structural equation modeling suggested that
       a measure of general contraceptive use could be used to assess use of
       oral contraceptives and hormonal implants but that measurement of condom
       use required separate assessments for main and other partners.
       Self-efficacy (SE) and decisional balance scales were internally
       consistent for general contraceptive use, for condom use with main
       partners, and for condom use with other partners. Consistent with
       research on other health behaviors, SE scores rose significantly across
       stages, from precontemplation to maintenance, and a shift in decisional
       balance was observed for 2 of 3 behaviors. This measurement strategy may
       enhance the ability to evaluate prevention programs for women at risk.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Analysis of Variance  California  *Condoms
       *Contraception  *Contraception Behavior  Decision Making  Female
       Homeless Persons  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL
       Internal-External Control  Middle Age  *Models, Psychological  Oregon
       Pennsylvania  Sexual Partners  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Support, U.S.
       Gov't, Non-P.H.S.  *Women's Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE  MULTICENTER STUDY

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