Truths and Myths That Influence the Sexual Decision-Making Process Among Young Multiethnic College Women

Kennedy, Barbara L.; Roberts, Susan T.

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2008.10.007

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“…The belief of not getting HIV when the man has had a vasectomy is also one example of the false beliefs pointed out in this study. The role of social beliefs has also been stressed in the transmission of HIV [22]. Although information regarding health related behaviors such as prevention of HIV is essential, protective behaviors do not always follow the same sequence [23].…”

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Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran

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BackgroundThe growing trend of women infected with HIV through sexual transmission is alarming. Factors influencing condom use have not yet been fully identified, especially in countries with conservative cultures and backgrounds. The present study aimed to explore the barriers of condom use in Iranian women at risk of HIV.MethodsUsing the grounded theory methodology, participants’ experiences and their perceptions regarding condom were collected during semi structured in depth interviews. Participants were 22 women, aged 21–49 years, considered to be at risk for HIV, due to their own or their partner’s sexual behaviors. Qualitative analysis of the data was conducted manually and was guided by constant comparative analysis.ResultsTwo main barriers, personal and socio-environmental emerged from data analysis. Lack of perceived threat, absence of protective motivation, inadequate knowledge, perceived lack of control, negative attitudes towards condom and misperception were the major personal barriers, while unsupportive environments and cultural norms were the common socio-environmental barriers to condom use among these at risk women.ConclusionsThese critical barriers have to be addressed for implementing effective prevention programs against HIV among populations at risk for HIV.

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Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran

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“…This risky mix is found to be the most causal risk factor for transmission of HIV/AIDS among African American young adults [2,3]. Risky sexual behavior includes the lack of condom use during sex, unplanned sex, lack of perceived risk or awareness, lack of testing, multiple partners, and alcohol and substance abuse [4,5,6,7]. Common risk factors of substance abuse and HIV risk include chronic stress exposure [8] and community characteristics such as residential segregation, poverty, income inequality, and high unemployment [9,10].…”

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Color It Real: A Program to Increase Condom Use and Reduce Substance Abuse and Perceived Stress

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Few interventions have targeted perceived stress as a co-occurring construct central to substance use and subsequent HIV/AIDS risk reduction among African American urban young adults. The Color It Real Program was a seven session, weekly administered age-specific and culturally-tailored intervention designed to provide substance abuse and HIV education and reduce perceived stress among African Americans ages 18 to 24 in Atlanta, GA. Effectiveness was assessed through a quasi-experimental study design that consisted of intervention (n = 122) and comparison (n = 70) groups completing a pre- and post-intervention survey. A series of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests were used to assess pre- to post-intervention changes between study groups. For intervention participants, perceived stress levels were significantly reduced by the end of the intervention (t(70) = 2.38, p = 0.020), condom use at last sexual encounter significantly increased (F = 4.43, p = 0.0360), intervention participants were significantly less likely to drink five or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting (F = 5.10, p = 0.0245), and to use clean needles when injecting the drug (F = 36.99, p = 0.0001). This study is among the first of its kind to incorporate stress management as an integral approach to HIV/SA prevention. The program has implications for the design of other community-based, holistic approaches to addressing substance use and risky behaviors for young adults.

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“…The finding suggests that Bahamian men with high levels of masculine ideology endorsement were less likely to practice safer sex behaviors than men with lower levels of masculine ideology endorsement, consistent with the research hypothesis. The results of this study implied negative attitudes towards safer sex behaviors and support those of other studies in the literature that directly linked masculine ideology to safer sex behaviors (Essien et al, 2005;Figueroa et al, 2005;Kennedy & Roberts 2009). In a study with 101 men and 199 women ages 18-24 in northern KwaZulu/Natal province, Harrison and colleagues (2006) found that the men in the study with less masculine norms were more likely to engage in consistent condom use than men with more masculine norms.…”

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“…Other studies have suggested that the primary reasons for failure to use condoms ranges from embarrassment at purchase (Bell, 2009;Higuchi & Nakamura, 2010;Moore et al, 2008); a belief that condoms reduce sensitivity and pleasure (Carballo-Diéguez et al, 2011;Crosby, 2005;Randolph, Pinkerton, Bogart, Cecil, & Abramson, 2007); gender and ethnicity (Essien, Ross, Fernandez-Esquer, & Williams, 2005;Figueroa et al, 2005;Kennedy & Roberts, 2009;Lewis, Melton, Succop, & Rosenthal, 2000); lack of condom self-efficacy (Brodbeck, Vilén, Bachmann, Znoj, & Alsaker, 2010;Gillespie-Johnson, 2008;Hoffman et al, 2008 ); and age (Davis, Duncan, Turner, & Young, 2001;Dehne & Riedner, 2005;Flood, 2003;Hulton, Cullen, & Khalokho, 2000;.…”

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Bahamian Men's Sexual Risks for HIV Infection

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Truths and Myths That Influence the Sexual Decision-Making Process Among Young Multiethnic College Women

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Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran

Barriers to condom use among women at risk of HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study from Iran

Color It Real: A Program to Increase Condom Use and Reduce Substance Abuse and Perceived Stress

Bahamian Men's Sexual Risks for HIV Infection

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