A Comprehensive Test of the Health Belief Model in the Prediction of Condom Use among African American College Students.

Tested an expanded version of the Health Belief Model (HBM) in predicting condom use among heterosexual African American college students. Overall, only the core HBM explained a significant amount of variance in condom use. Perceived barriers and gender significantly predicted condom use. Perceived barriers mediated the correlation between gender and condom use. High levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge did not correlate with condom use. (Contains references.) (SM)