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Effects of HealthWise South Africa on condom use self-efficacy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21271356     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present study examines the impact of the HealthWise South Africa prevention intervention on condom use self-efficacy. Students from the Cape Town area were assessed at the beginning and end of each school year, beginning in the 8th grade and ending in the 11th. The intervention was delivered in 12 lessons during the 8th grade and 6 lessons during the 9th grade. Using three-level multiphase mixed-effects models, we found that HealthWise had a statistically significant positive effect on condom use self-efficacy, although effects differed for boys and girls. HealthWise had an effect during the first phase of the intervention (8th grade) for girls and during the second phase (9th grade) for boys. We speculate that the gender differences occur because the 8th grade lessons of the intervention taught skills such as discussion, decision making, and negotiation, which may be more salient to girls, and a 9th grade lesson explicitly focused on condom use within the context of sexual relationships, which may have been more salient to boys.
Authors:
Donna L Coffman; Edward A Smith; Alan J Flisher; Linda L Caldwell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1573-6695     ISO Abbreviation:  Prev Sci     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-03     Completed Date:  2011-09-21     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100894724     Medline TA:  Prev Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  162-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Methodology Center, Pennsylvania State University, 204 E. Calder Way, Ste. 400, State College, PA 16801, USA. dlc30@psu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Condoms / utilization*
Female
Humans
Male
Models, Psychological
Self Efficacy*
South Africa
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P50 DA010075-09S1/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; P50 DA10075/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA01749/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; T32 DA017629-01A1/DA/NIDA NIH HHS

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