| Condom use and stages of change among college students in Taiwan. | |
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PMID: 21087300 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVES: To explore the correlates for nonuse of condoms and the factors that affect stages of change for regular condom use among college students in Taiwan. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: Cross-sectional, quantitative survey design. A total of 996 college students were recruited from two universities in Northern Taiwan. MEASURES: Questionnaires collected data on demographic information, condom use, HIV/AIDS knowledge, confidence in using condoms in different situations, and perceived benefits and barriers to using condoms. RESULTS: The common reasons for not using condoms were trust in the partner (21.30%), partner dislike for condoms (19.49%), and perception of low risk (18.77%). Most sexually active students (52.4%) were in the earliest 2 stages of readiness to change (i.e., precontemplation, contemplation). Participants in action/maintenance were (a) 43.4% less likely to show a high knowledge score, (b) 4.08 times more likely to present high self-efficacy, and (c) 2.24 times more likely to be more religious than those in contemplation/preparation. CONCLUSIONS: Among a highly literate group, college students, condom use is inconsistent and readiness to change is not imminent. This study reveals that preventive steps targeted at young adults should address other concerns related to condom use such as trust in partners and the alleged appeal of unprotected sex. |
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Wei-Chen Tung; Minggen Lu; Daniel M Cook |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-06 |
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Title: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) Volume: 27 ISSN: 1525-1446 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nurs Publication Date: 2010 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501498 Medline TA: Public Health Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 474-81 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Orvis School of Nursing, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA. wctung@hotmail.com |
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