HIVknowledge and condom intention among sexually abstinentChinese students

Abstract

Sexually abstinent college students in China may be more likely to transition from precontemplation to contemplation if they know the benefits of condom use for the prevention of HIV/STIs and if they learn to successfully minimize potential barriers related to condom use.

Assessment of knowledge about condom use among high school students in selected schools of Limpopo Province, South Africa

“…An indication to show that participants were getting enough information from their sources such as their friends, media, and health care providers is shown in Table 4. These findings concur with the studies carried out in university students in Turkey, Nigeria, Malaysia, and Ethiopia [27][28][29][30][31]. Similar findings also reported that most participants knew that condom use can prevent pregnancies, STIs, and HIV/ AIDS [4,27,32].…”

Attitudes of adolescents towards sexual health in three cities from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

“…Similar studies (Tung et al. ) showed that there is an inadequate awareness about HIV and STIs among Chinese students and the main sources of information about HIV/STIs came from mass media – this motif is present in this study as well.…”

“…; Tung et al. ). However, these results are in contrast to previous study in Croatia, conducted immediately after the war (Pavicić et al.…”

Risk factors that influence sexual and reproductive health in Portuguese university students

“…The main barrier to using condoms in committed relationships is an increase trust in the partner's past sexual behaviours and current faithfulness (Tung et al. ). Consistent with previous studies (Gullette & Lyons ), our results indicate that individuals involved in a committed relationship also have sex with other partners, and condom use is more common in casual sexual encounters.…”