Sub-Saharan African University Students’ Beliefs about Condoms, Condom-use Intention, and Subsequent Condom Use: A Prospective Study

Heeren, G. Anita; Jemmott, John B.; Mandeya, Andrew; Tyler, Joanne C.

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“…En este estudio, tomando como referencia los datos de los análisis de correlación y de regresión lineal, la percepción de autoeficacia y la asertividad sexual se relacionaron de manera significativa con la práctica sexual protegida (con el uso del condón en una relación sexual), lo que coincide con otros estudios previos tanto en contextos no latinoamericanos (Farmer & Meston, 2006;Grossman et al, 2008;Heeren et al, 2009;Leddy et al, 2015;Parent & Moradi, 2015;Schmid et al, 2015;Zhang et al, 2014) latinoamericanos (Álvarez et al, 2014;Matera, 2014;Uribe et al, 2013;Uribe et al, 2015;Valencia & Canaval, 2012). Sin embargo, es importante mencionar que en este estudio tanto hombres como mujeres reportaron que no siempre usan el condón antes de la penetración, es decir, no siempre se usa correctamente, por tanto es importante considerar esta variable en estudios posteriores.…”

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“…En estudios recientes en esta línea se ha mostrado que los factores que más se asocian al uso del condón son la comunicación con la pareja, la autoeficacia, la habilidad de uso y la asertividad (Farmer & Meston, 2006;Grossman et al, 2008;Heeren, Jemmott, Mandeya & Tyler, 2009;Parent & Moradi, 2015;Schmid, Leonard, Ritchie & Gwads, 2015;Zhang, Zhang & Chock, 2014). E, incluso, en investigaciones similares se concluye que para contrarrestar las normas masculinas hegemónicas que promueven la toma de riesgos sexuales entre los hombres y la subordinación de las mujeres, la comunicación sexual y la autoeficacia son un punto de apoyo clave para el aumento del uso consistente del preservativo (Leddy, Chakravarty, Dladla, De Bruyn, & Darbes , 2015).…”

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Percepción de autoeficacia, asertividad sexual y uso del condón en jóvenes colombianos

Alvarado

Bahamón²,

Ruíz³

et al. 2017

Act.Colom.Psicol.

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El uso correcto y consistente del condón en las relaciones sexuales es un procedimiento altamente eficaz para la prevención del VIH/SIDA, así como para otras infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS). Algunos estudios reportan que las habilidades psicosociales y de interrelación favorecen el desarrollo de prácticas sexuales protegidas, como con el uso de preservativos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar en qué medida la percepción de autoeficacia y la asertividad sexual predicen el uso del condón en las relaciones sexuales en un grupo de jóvenes. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo correlacional y predictivo con una muestra de 631 jóvenes con edades entre 19 y 26 años que reportaron haber tenido relaciones o ser activos sexualmente. Los resultados muestran que la percepción de autoeficacia y la asertividad sexual fueron fuertes predictores del uso del condón en las relaciones sexuales de las mujeres, mientras que para el caso de los hombres, solo la asertividad sexual predijo su uso. Palabras clave: Uso del condón, autoeficacia, asertividad, jóvenes. Perceived self-efficacy, sexual assertiveness and condom use among colombian young AbstractThe correct and consistent use of condoms during sexual intercourse is a highly effective procedure for the prevention of HIV / AIDS as well as other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Some studies report that psychosocial skills and interaction promote the development of safe sexual relations by using condoms. The objective of this study was to determine to what extent the perception of self-efficacy and sexual assertiveness predicts condom use in sexual activity in a group of young people. The study was descriptive correlational and predictive.The sample consisted of 645 young people aged between 19 and 26 years who reported having had sex or being sexually active. Results showed that, unlike men, the perception of selfefficacy coupled with sexual assertiveness are strong predictors of condom use in women's sexual relations, whereas for men only sexual assertiveness predicts condom use in sexual relations.

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Percepción de autoeficacia, asertividad sexual y uso del condón en jóvenes colombianos

Alvarado

Bahamón²,

Ruíz³

et al. 2017

Act.Colom.Psicol.

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“…It is possible that at the point at which they are completing university education, women are more likely in a steady relationship and thus more likely to engage in HIV risk behaviour. [46] Overall, poor mental health, traumatic experiences, and substance use may interact synergistically to increase HIV risk behaviour. [23] …”

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Mental health and HIV sexual risk behaviour among University of Limpopo students

2013

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<div class="column">Background. Little attention has been paid to the role of poor mental health among young people with regard to HIV risk behaviour and HIV prevention in Africa. Objective. To determine the association between mental health, substance use and HIV sexual risk behaviour among a sample of university students in South Africa. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among undergraduate students who were recruited conveniently from public campus venues at the University of Limpopo Medical University of Southern Africa (Medunsa) campus. The sample included 722 university students (57.6% men and 42.4% women) with a mean age of 21.7 years (standard deviation ±8.8). Results. Of the 722 students, 39.5% reported depression, 23.4% screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 22% reported hazardous or harmful alcohol use, 33% reported ≥2 sexual partners in the past 12 months, 50% reported inconsistent condom use, 46% reported unknown HIV status of a sexual partner and 20% reported alcohol use in the context of sex in the past 3 months. In multivariate analysis, HIV risk behaviour was associated with, among men, hazardous or harmful alcohol use and having screened positive for PTSD, and among women, being in the 4th or more year of study and current cannabis use. Conclusion. Poor mental health, including substance use, was found to be associated with HIV risk behaviour. Co-ordinated mental health and sexual and reproductive health services that meet the needs of university students would be desirable. </div>

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“…[19][20][21][22][23] Similar explanations are at work for the results showing greater likelihood of condom use among those with higher education and particularly among postsecondary students. 41,[44][45][46] Those still in school are less likely to be in long-term relationships, more likely to be postponing childbearing, and are more likely to be exposed to information and interventions related to HIV prevention, each of which are associated with higher levels of condom use.…”

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Condoms in sub-Saharan Africa

Maticka‐Tyndale¹

2012

Sex. Health

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Abstract. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region with the world's highest rates of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs), yet numerous studies show that condom use is generally rare. This suggests a need for a better understanding of how condoms fit within sexual practices and relationships in SSA. This paper seeks to address this need by reviewing research published between the late 1980s and 2011 on use and factors influencing use of male condoms in SSA. What is evident from this research is that condom use involves complex social and interpersonal dynamics, with structural and cultural conditions exerting an influence through framing social cognitions and setting boundaries on autonomy that make the apparently irrational choice of eschewing condoms a rational decision. The influences of poverty; relationships with parents, peers and partners; limited, insufficient or absent information especially in rural areas and among men who have sex with men; gender and sexual norms, and the dynamics of gendered power; and beliefs and attitudes about HIV, condoms and sexuality all have been shown to work against condom use for a large proportion of Africa's people. However, promising results are shown in trends towards increased condom use among single women in numerous countries, increasing acceptance and use of condoms among some university students, successes in producing potentially sustainable condom use resulting from select interventions, and resistance to succumbing to the dominant gender-power dynamics and structural-cultural impediments that women in groups have mobilised.

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Sub-Saharan African University Students’ Beliefs about Condoms, Condom-use Intention, and Subsequent Condom Use: A Prospective Study

Cited by 34 publications

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Percepción de autoeficacia, asertividad sexual y uso del condón en jóvenes colombianos

Percepción de autoeficacia, asertividad sexual y uso del condón en jóvenes colombianos

Mental health and HIV sexual risk behaviour among University of Limpopo students

Condoms in sub-Saharan Africa

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