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Abstract
Whether a social cognitive theory AIDS prevention intervention would increase intentions to use condoms among 109 sexually active inner-city black female adolescents was tested. Analyses revealed that the women scored higher in intentions to use condoms, AIDS knowledge, outcome expectancies regarding condom use, and self-efficacy to use condoms after the intervention than before the intervention. Although increased self-efficacy and more favorable outcome expectancies regarding the effects of condoms on sexual enjoyment and sexual partner's support for condom use were significantly related to increased condom-use intentions, increases in general AIDS knowledge and specific prevention-related beliefs were not.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--women; Americas; Attitude; Barrier Methods; Behavior; Beliefs; Blacks; Condom; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Usage; Cultural Background; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Diseases; Ethnic Groups; Family Planning; Hiv Infections--prevention and control; Hiv Infections--women; North America; Northern America; Population; Population At Risk; Population Characteristics; Premarital Sex Behavior; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Sex Behavior; Studies; Surveys; United States; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1523108
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nurs Res ISSN: 0029-6562 Impact factor: 2.381