Exploring gender and partner communication: Theory of planned behavior predictors for condom use among urban youth in Zambia

Chowdhuri, Rachna Nag; Pinchoff, Jessie; Boyer, Christopher B.; Ngô, Thoại D.

doi:10.1002/ijgo.12952

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“…In recent published studies, the TPB has been successfully used to explain willingness to use PrEP among GBMSM in general [27], transgender women sex workers [36] and heterosexual population [37]. Moreover, many published studies also used the TPB to explain sexual behaviors [38][39][40], and utilization of HIV testing [41] and antiretroviral therapy [42].…”

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Uptake and willingness to use PrEP among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with experience of sexualized drug use in the past year

Wang

et al. 2020

BMC Infect Dis

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Background: Sexualized drug use (SDU) refers to use of any psychoactive substance before/during sexual intercourse. Chemsex is a subset of SDU, which is defined as the use of some specific psychoactive substances (methamphetamine, mephedrone, γ-hydroxybutyrate, ketamine and cocaine) before/during sexual intercourse. SDU and chemsex are prevalent among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). This study investigated uptake and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among a sample of GBMSM in Hong Kong with experience of SDU in the past year. Methods: A total of 600 GBMSM were recruited by convenient sampling through outreaching in gay venues, online recruitment and peer referral. Participants completed a cross-sectional anonymous telephone interview. This study was based on a subsample of 580 GBMSM self-reported as HIV negative/unknown sero-status. Results: Of the participants, 82 (14.1%) and 37 (6.4%) had experience of SDU and chemsex in the past year. The prevalence of PrEP uptake was 4.0% among all participants and 14.6% among those with experience of SDU in the past year. Among GBMSM with experience of SDU in the past year who were not on PrEP (n = 70), 67.1% were willing to use daily oral PrEP in the next 6 months. Multivariate logistic regression models showed that positive attitudes toward PrEP (AOR: 2.37, 95%CI: 1.47, 3.82), perceived support from significant others to use PrEP (AOR: 9.67, 95%CI: 2.95, 31.71), and perceived behavioral control of using PrEP (AOR: 19.68, 95%CI: 5.44, 71.26) were significantly associated with higher willingness to use PrEP. Conclusion: GBMSM with experience of recent SDU are potentially good candidates of PrEP implementation. This group of GBMSM reported high prevalence of uptake and willingness to use PrEP. Perceptions related to PrEP based on the Theory of Planned Behavior were significantly associated with willingness to use PrEP.

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Uptake and willingness to use PrEP among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with experience of sexualized drug use in the past year

Wang

et al. 2020

BMC Infect Dis

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“…This result was confirmed in previous studies. Chowdhuri et al [15] conducted a study to assess how knowledge and perceptions of condoms and partners' communication influence the use of condoms in a high HIV prevalence setting in Zambia. Their results showed that partners' communication was associated with over three times higher odds of condom use.…”

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“…a behavior, significant affirmation of behavior by others (subjective norms), and a sense of having control over the behavior (perceived behavioral control) are effective in the appearance of a certain behavior [11][12][13][14]. Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases requires strong control over behaviors, which are under influence of people's attitudes, subjective norms, and their perception of having control over them [15][16][17][18].…”

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Effect of educational program based on planned behavior theory on preventive behaviors of sexually transmitted diseases of married women

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Mirmolaei²,

Kasaeian³

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HIV & AIDS Review

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Introduction: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common infectious diseases in women. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of teaching based on theory of planned behavior on preventive behaviors of STDs of married women. Material and methods:Study subjects consisted of 114 women who attended a university-affiliated hospital in Tehran, Iran. They were randomly assigned into intervention group (n = 58) and control group (n = 56). Women in intervention group participated in a four-session educational program based on a theory of planned behavior. Women in control group received a routine education. Data-gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, including demographic characteristics, knowledge on sexually transmitted diseases, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intention for healthy behavior along with self-reported sexual behaviors. Data was analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA.Results: All constructs of the theory of planned behavior along with the knowledge and reported sexual behaviors improved significantly in intervention group in comparison to controls. The theory of planned behavior was effective in the increase of knowledge and improvement of attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intention for healthy behaviors in married women. It was also effective in improving healthier sexual behaviors.Conclusions: Education program based on the theory of planned behavior was effective on preventive behaviors of STDs of married women. We recommend using this theory in prevention programs for sexually transmitted diseases in married women.

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“…We selected these variables based on a review of previous theory of planned behavior as well as tobacco use-related work. These include [ 7 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]. The response variable is intention to quit smoking, which equals 1 if the respondent wants/intends to quit smoking and 0 otherwise.…”

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“Look at Me, I Plan to Quit Smoking”: Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis of Adolescent Smokers’ Intention to Quit Smoking

2020

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The tobacco epidemic is one of the most prominent public health threats the world has ever faced. Public health policy that seeks to limit the problem may have to target not only the price of tobacco but also the initiation stage in a smoker’s life—the adolescent stage. Most research on teen smoking focuses on initiation and other stories. Moreover, what determines the desire to quit smoking among teens is not well understood, even though planning to quit smoking is an important stage toward successful cessation. This research contributes to healthcare literature by using Bayesian hierarchical techniques, estimated using Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) and its extension, the No-U-Turn Sampler (NUTS), to empirically identify what drives the intention to quit smoking among teen smokers in Zambia. Results suggest that, among the junior secondary school-going adolescent smokers in Zambia, about 63% have plans to quit smoking. We find socio-demographic characteristics and several tobacco-smoking-related factors as salient drivers of adolescent smokers’ plans to quit smoking. For policymaking, we recommend that school-going teen smokers should have access to smoking cessation aids to help them quit smoking. Most importantly, increased awareness of dangers of smoking, advice by health professionals, stringent public policies on smoking, as well as parental guidance could be useful to help adolescent smokers realize their quitting plans.

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Exploring gender and partner communication: Theory of planned behavior predictors for condom use among urban youth in Zambia

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Uptake and willingness to use PrEP among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with experience of sexualized drug use in the past year

Uptake and willingness to use PrEP among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with experience of sexualized drug use in the past year

Effect of educational program based on planned behavior theory on preventive behaviors of sexually transmitted diseases of married women

“Look at Me, I Plan to Quit Smoking”: Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis of Adolescent Smokers’ Intention to Quit Smoking

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