Determinants of Actual Condom Use Among Adolescents in Thailand

Khumsaen, Natawan; Gary, Faye A.

doi:10.1016/j.jana.2008.12.006

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“…82% claimed full control on whether they took up HPV vaccines ( Table 3 ). We found the high percentage of perceived self-efficacy encouraging because self-efficacy is a strong predictor of vaccination intentions and uptake [ 42 ]. When an individual has high self-efficacy on matters of health behaviors, they may be more easily influenced by health information [ 39 ].…”

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Acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among male baccalaureate students in Hong Kong

et al. 2018

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ObjectivesThe highly infectious human papillomavirus (HPV) causes both genital warts and cervical cancer in women. In 2009, the prevalence of genital warts in Hong Kong was 203.7 per 100,000 person-years. Cervical cancer, more seriously, was the eight most common cancer among women and girls in Hong Kong, accounting for 2.3% of all new cancer cases in females in 2014. Cervical cancer is a significant global public health problem and HPV is a major risk factor leading to the development of cervical cancer. HPV is also the most common sexually transmitted disease among university students. This is the first study to examine the acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among the male baccalaureate student population locally.MethodsA self-administrative cross-sectional survey was used to assess whether male baccalaureate students from eight local Hong Kong universities intended to be immunized for HPV. The study also asked questions concerning how its subjects perceived HPV and HPV vaccines using the Health Belief Model. Data collection spanned from June to September 2015. A multiple stepwise regression model was used to examine associations between cognitive factors and subjects’ intention to take up the HPV vaccine.ResultsA total of 1,004 (83.7%) students aged 18 and 26 participated in this study. 23.3% found vaccinating for HPV acceptable, a level correlating with a number of indicators. Subjects were more likely to find vaccinating acceptable if 1) they knew something about HPV vaccines; 2) they understood that men were susceptible to infection by HPV; 3) they realised they could benefit by HPV vaccination, and 4) they were aware of the arguments for and against HPV vaccination, as disseminated by either the media or peers.ConclusionsHPV remains a significant public health concern in Hong Kong and China more broadly. This study’s findings show a disconnect between the perceived and actual risk of being infected with the HPV vaccine among male baccalaureate students. This disconnect may be bridged by informing young men of the benefits of their being vaccinated against HPV, by removing the psychological and financial barriers that prevent them from taking up the vaccine and by improving how primary healthcare providers motivate them to get immunized.

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Acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among male baccalaureate students in Hong Kong

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“…However, while Sriputphong's (2006) national survey of secondary school students found six per cent and nine per cent of females aged 14–16 and 17+, respectively, had ever had intercourse, and O-Prasertsawat and Petchum (2004) produced similar results for a Bangkok secondary school sample, recent studies of vocational/technical students (e.g. Khumsaen & Gary 2009; Rasamimari et al 2007; Rathnawardana Guruge 2004; Thato et al 2003) have yielded much higher levels of female coital experience, both absolutely and as proportions of male levels. Perhaps the most notable study, because it used audio-computer-assisted self-interviewing to assure confidentiality, was one of 1725 15–21-year-olds at three vocational schools in Chiang Rai in 1999 (Liu et al 2006; Manopaiboon et al 2003a; Manopaiboon et al 2003b; van Griensven et al 2001).…”

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Coital Experience Among Adolescents in Three Social-Educational Groups in Urban Chiang Mai, Thailand

Tangmunkongvorakul¹,

Carmichael²,

Banwell³

et al. 2012

Asian Population Studies

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This article compares coital experience of Chiang Mai 17Á20-year-olds who were: (1) out-of-school; (2) studying at vocational schools; and (3) studying at general schools or university. Four-fifths, two-thirds and one-third, respectively, of males in these groups had had intercourse, compared to 53, 62 and 15 per cent of females. The gender difference for general school/university students, but not vocational school students, probably reflects HIV/AIDS refocusing male sexual initiation away from commercial sex workers. Vocational school females may have been disproportionately affected. Loss of virginity was associated, for both sexes, with social-educational background and lifestyle, and was less likely in certain minority ethnic groups. Among males, it was also associated with age and parental marital dissolution, and among females, with independent living and parental disharmony. Within social-educational groups, lifestyle variables dominated, but among general school/university students, parental marital dissolution (for males) and disharmony (for females) were also important, and Chinese ethnicity deterred male sexual experimentation.

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“…Moreover, research has shown that perceived normative support and perceived peer behavior are strong determinants of intention to use and actual use of contraceptives (Gayen, and Raeside 2010; Ryan, Franzetta and Manlove 2007; Samandari, Speizer, and O’Connell 2010). Other studies have found that positive attitudes towards contraception increase the likelihood of using a method (Bryant 2009; Khumsaen and Gary 2009; Potard et al 2012). In contrast, negative attitudes such as fear of side effects or perceived disadvantages of contraceptive use have been linked with lack of intention to use and lower use (Bajwa et al 2012; Bosompra 2001).…”

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“…In contrast, negative attitudes such as fear of side effects or perceived disadvantages of contraceptive use have been linked with lack of intention to use and lower use (Bajwa et al 2012; Bosompra 2001). A high level of perceived self-efficacy (or confidence in one’s ability to act) for contraceptive use has been positively associated with intention to use, increased likelihood of contraceptive adoption, and sustained use (Agha 2010; Bogale, Boer and Seydel 2010; Khumsaen and Gary 2009; Ryan, Franzetta and Manlove 2007; Taffa et al 2002). In analyses that have created an index of ideation, it has been found that higher levels of ideation have been shown to be associated with increased contraceptive use in the literature (Amouzou and Becker 2009; Babalola and Vondrasek 2005; Kincaid 2000a, b).…”

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Ideation and intention to use contraceptives in Kenya and Nigeria

Babalola¹,

John²,

Ajao³

et al. 2015

DemRes

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Background: Contraceptive use remains low to moderate in most African countries. Ideation or the ideas and views that people hold has been advanced as a possible explanation for differences in contraceptive use within and across countries. Objectives: In this paper, we sought to identify the relevant dimensions of ideation and assessed how these dimensions relate to contraceptive use intentions in two illustrative countries – Kenya and Nigeria. Methods: Using factor analysis, we first identified the relevant dimensions of ideation from a set of cognitive, emotional and social interactions items. Subsequently, we examined the relationships of these dimensions with intention to use contraceptives. Results: The data revealed four dimensions of contraceptive ideation in both countries: perceived self-efficacy, myths and rumors related to contraceptives, social interactions and influence, and contraceptive awareness. All four dimensions of ideation are strongly associated with contraceptive use intention in Nigeria. Both perceived self-efficacy and myths and rumors dimensions were significantly associated with contraceptive use intention in Kenya. In contrast, social interaction dimension and contraceptive awareness were not strongly associated with intention in Kenya. Conclusion: The ideation model is relevant for contraceptive use research and programing. Programs seeking to increase contraceptive use and help women to attain their desired family size should promote contraceptive self-efficacy and identify ways to correct prevailing myths and rumors.

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Determinants of Actual Condom Use Among Adolescents in Thailand

Cited by 19 publications

References 26 publications

Acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among male baccalaureate students in Hong Kong

Acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among male baccalaureate students in Hong Kong

Coital Experience Among Adolescents in Three Social-Educational Groups in Urban Chiang Mai, Thailand

Ideation and intention to use contraceptives in Kenya and Nigeria

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