The effects of two AIDS risk-reduction interventions on heterosexual college women's AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and condom use.

Publisher: Haworth Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8813032 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0890-7064 (Print) Linking ISSN: 08907064 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psychol Human Sex

Publication: Binghampton Ny : Haworth Press
Original Publication: [Bighamton, NY] : Haworth Press, Inc., [c1988-

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome* ; Advertising* ; Attitude* ; Communication* ; Condoms* ; Education* ; HIV Infections* ; Health Behavior* ; Information Services* ; Knowledge* ; Program Evaluation* ; Sexual Behavior*; Americas ; Behavior ; Canada ; Contraception ; Developed Countries ; Disease ; Economics ; Family Planning Services ; Health Planning ; Marketing of Health Services ; North America ; Organization and Administration ; Psychology ; Research ; Virus Diseases

Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 128210. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00268765.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention and control*; Americas; Attitude*; Barrier Methods; Behavior; Canada; Communication; Communication Programs*; Comparative Studies*; Condom*; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods; Developed Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Education; Educational Activities*; Family Planning; Hiv Infections--prevention and control*; Iec*; Knowledge*; Marketing; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Premarital Sex Behavior*; Program Activities; Program Effectiveness*; Program Evaluation; Programs; Promotion*; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Research Report*; Risk Reduction Behavior*; Sex Behavior; Studies; Viral Diseases
Note: TJ: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN SEXUALITY
Local Abstract: [PIP] An intervention combining AIDS information with condom eroticization, condom normalization, and communication skills training was found to increase both AIDS-related knowledge and condom use among Canadian college students. 112 unmarried female undergraduates (mean age, 18 years) were randomly assigned to this combination intervention (n = 49), an information-only intervention (n = 44), or a pre-test/post-test control group (n = 19). 80% of students had engaged in vaginal intercourse and 14% in anal intercourse. 84% of coitally active women had engaged in unprotected intercourse in the past year and 48% had not used condoms consistently with any sexual partner. Condom use in the pre-intervention period was associated with positive attitudes toward the method and the perception that condom use was normative among peers. One month after the interventions, both the combination and information groups, but not controls, showed an increase over baseline in AIDS-related knowledge. However, among the 36 students who were coitally active in the 1-month periods before and after the intervention, only the combination intervention was associated with increased condom use. In the combination group, the percentage of episodes of intercourse protected by condoms increased from an average of 21.8% in the month preceding the study to 50% during the 4-week follow-up period. Due to the small sample size and design of the study, it was not possible to determine which component of the multifaceted educational intervention was most responsible for this change.

Date Created: 19970101 Date Completed: 19971202 Latest Revision: 20191210

20231215

10.1300/j056v09n01_01

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