title: College students' knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards AIDS in predicting their safe sex behaviour.
abstract: We tested the applicability of the health belief model (HBM) in predicting college students' intentions to use condoms and condom use and to determine whether or not college students' attitudes toward AIDS would influence their decision to use condoms. United States university students (282) responded to a closed-format questionnaire about condom use, following an elicitation open-ended survey. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the predictive power of the HBM components. Of HBM components, cue to action, barrier and benefit were the most powerful predictors of both condom use intentions and behaviour. Students' beliefs and attitudes toward AIDS did not influence their decision to use condoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Iran Medical Sciences, Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poureslami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tavakoli
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003463:Cues; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D021841:Safe Sex / Q000523:psychology*; D012736:Sex Education; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities