A Novel, Self-guided, Home-Based Intervention to Improve Condom Use Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.

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    • Subject Terms:
      HEALTH promotion; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CONDOMS; GAY people; LONGITUDINAL method; MOTIVATION (Psychology); PROGRAMMED instruction; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK perception; SATISFACTION; SELF-efficacy; SELF-evaluation; STUDENTS; STUDENT attitudes; PILOT projects; SAFE sex; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; REPEATED measures design; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
    • Subject Terms:
      MIDWEST (U.S.)
    • Abstract:
      Objective: This pilot study tested the efficacy of a brief, novel, theory-driven, self-guided, home-based intervention designed to promote condom use among young men who have sex with men (YMSM).Participants: Thirty YMSM were recruited from a large public US midwestern university during spring of 2012.Methods: The intervention was tested using a repeated measures design with the primary follow-up assessment occurring 6 weeks after enrollment.Results: Forty-five percent of men reported a reduced frequency of unprotected insertive penile–anal intercourse in the past 30 days compared with baseline (p= .01). Consistency of condom use improved (p= .013), as did motivation to use condoms correctly, condom use self-efficacy, and condom attitudes. All participants indicated that they were glad they participated, would recommend the program, and that overall, they had liked the program.Conclusions: This pilot study supports an expanded trial of this intervention with MSM at high-risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted infections (HIV/STIs). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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