TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot test of a self-guided, home-based intervention to improve condom-related sexual experiences, attitudes, and behaviors among young women
AU - Yarber, William L.
AU - Milhausen, Robin R.
AU - Beavers, Karly A.
AU - Ryan, Rebecca
AU - Sullivan, Margaret J.
AU - Vanterpool, Karen B.
AU - Sanders, Stephanie A.
AU - Graham, Cynthia A.
AU - Crosby, Richard A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/7/4
Y1 - 2018/7/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Condom
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - intervention
KW - sexual health
KW - sexually transmitted diseases
KW - women
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2018.1446436
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2018.1446436
M3 - Article
C2 - 29494789
AN - SCOPUS:85047364265
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 66
SP - 421
EP - 428
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 5
ER -
