title: Self-efficacy to use condoms in unmarried Latino adults.
abstract: Measures of self-efficacy to use condoms can clarify the barriers to condom use Latinos encounter. A 20-item scale, that differed slightly for men and women, and was based on extensive elicitation interviews, was used in a random digit dial household survey of 1,600 unmarried Latino adults in 10 states with large Latino populations. Self-efficacy was related to condom use for both men and women. Factor analyses revealed five correlated factors: Regular Partner, Impulse Control, Partner Resistance, STD Thoughts, and Condom Discussion. Both men and women reported lowest self-efficacy for impulse control and using condoms with a regular partner. Less-educated men and women had lower self-efficacy to discuss condoms, to manage partner resistance, to use condoms with a regular partner, and to control impulses, but there were few other demographic differences in self-efficacy. The scale can be helpful in the design and evaluation of HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tschann
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gregorich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires