1. A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women.
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Yarber, William L., Milhausen, Robin R., Beavers, Karly A., Ryan, Rebecca, Sullivan, Margaret J., Vanterpool, Karen B., Sanders, Stephanie A., Graham, Cynthia A., and Crosby, Richard A.
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CONDOMS ,HOME care services ,HEALTH self-care ,SELF-efficacy ,SEXUAL intercourse ,PILOT projects ,SAFE sex ,ATTITUDES toward sex - Abstract
Objective: To conduct a pilot test of a brief, self-guided, home-based program designed to improve male condom use attitudes and behaviors among young women. Participants: Women aged 1824 years from a large Midwestern University reporting having had penile-vaginal sex with two or more partners in the past 3 months. Sixty-seven enrolled;91.0% completed the study. Methods: A repeated measures design was used, with assessments occurring at baseline, immediately post intervention (T2), and 30 days subsequent (T3). Results: Condom use errors and problems decreased, condom-related attitudes and self-efficacy improved, and experiences of condom- protected sex were rated more positively when comparing baseline with T2 and T3 scores. Further, the proportion of condom-protected episodes more than doubled between T1 and T3 for those in the lowest quartile for condom use at baseline. Conclusion: This low-resource, home-based program improved condom-related attitudes and promoted the correct and consistent use of condoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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