A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women

William L. Yarber; Robin R. Milhausen; Karly A. Beavers; Rebecca Ryan; Margaret J. Sullivan; Karen B. Vanterpool; Stephanie A. Sanders; Cynthia A. Graham; Richard A. Crosby

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1446436

A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women

William L. Yarber, Robin R. Milhausen, Karly A. Beavers, Rebecca Ryan, Margaret J. Sullivan, Karen B. Vanterpool, Stephanie A. Sanders, Cynthia A. Graham, Richard A. Crosby

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Objective: To conduct a pilot test of a brief, self-guided, home-based program designed to improve male condom use attitudes and behaviors among young women. Participants: Women aged 18–24 years from a large Midwestern University reporting having had penile–vaginal sex with two or more partners in the past 3 months. Sixty-seven enrolled; 91.0% completed the study. Methods: A repeated measures design was used, with assessments occurring at baseline, immediately post intervention (T2), and 30 days subsequent (T3). Results: Condom use errors and problems decreased, condom-related attitudes and self-efficacy improved, and experiences of condom-protected sex were rated more positively when comparing baseline with T2 and T3 scores. Further, the proportion of condom-protected episodes more than doubled between T1 and T3 for those in the lowest quartile for condom use at baseline. Conclusion: This low-resource, home-based program improved condom-related attitudes and promoted the correct and consistent use of condoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-428
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of American College Health
Volume	66
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1446436
State	Published - Jul 4 2018

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Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington.

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© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords

Condom
HIV/AIDS
intervention
sexual health
sexually transmitted diseases
women

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Yarber, W. L., Milhausen, R. R., Beavers, K. A., Ryan, R., Sullivan, M. J., Vanterpool, K. B., Sanders, S. A., Graham, C. A., & Crosby, R. A. (2018). A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women. Journal of American College Health, 66(5), 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1446436

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