Adapting and applying a multiple domain model of condom use to Chinese college students.
This study adapts a multiple domain model (MDM) to explain condom use among a sample of sexually active Chinese college students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted and structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed model. Preparatory behaviors, theory of reasoned action (TRA)/theory of planned behavior variables, impulsivity, length of relationship, and alcohol use were significant direct predictors of condom use. The results suggest that MDM can provide a better understanding of heterosexual condom use among Chinese youth, and help in the design of HIV-preventive and safer sex interventions in China.
Xiao
Zhiwen
Z
School of Communication, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-3002, USA. zxia2@central.uh.edu
Palmgreen
Philip
P
Zimmerman
Rick
R
Noar
Seth
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult