AIDS and Behavior
Volume 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-174

Determinants of female and male condom use among immigrant women of Central American descent (Article)

Salabarría-Peña Y. , Lee J.W.* , Montgomery S.B. , Hopp H.W. , Muralles A.A.
  • a Dept. of Hlth. Prom./Hlth. Education, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
  • b Dept. of Hlth. Prom./Hlth. Education, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States, Nichol Hall, Loma Linda, CA 92350, United States
  • c Dept. of Hlth. Prom./Hlth. Education, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
  • d Dept. of Hlth. Prom./Hlth. Education, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
  • e Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

This study was designed to determine factors that influence female and male condom use among Central American women, applying the theory of planned behavior. A cross-sectional design was employed and a sample of 175 Central American women, 18-50 years old, was recruited from a community-based clinic in Los Angeles County. Participants in this study were interviewed face-to-face. Attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control explained 41% and 45% of the variation in the intention to use male and female condoms, respectively. Respondents' friends and mothers influenced their subjective norms. Beliefs regarding sexual sensation and sexually transmitted infection/pregnancy prevention affected respondents' attitudes toward condoms. Trust issues were also a major factor affecting attitudes toward female condoms. Condom use and sex negotiation skills predicted control over condoms. Results of this study can be used to design HIV/AIDS prevention programs that help women feel control over condom use and their sexual behavior.

Author Keywords

Latino women HIV Male condom Theory of planned behavior Female condom

Index Keywords

immigrant HIV Infections sexual behavior human Negotiating middle aged condom Condoms Central America sexually transmitted disease Cross-Sectional Studies United States health program Humans attitude Adolescent Trust male female pregnancy Article major clinical study adult patient attitude Cultural Characteristics acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0038803992&doi=10.1023%2fA%3a1023998308892&partnerID=40&md5=aaca3846bcea22bc42bb73c32dab490a
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023998308892
ISSN: 10907165
Cited by: 22
Original Language: English