Theory-based HIV-related sexual risk reduction prevention for chinese female rural-to-urban migrants.
The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the initial efficacy of a protection motivation theory-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention in increasing HIV knowledge, condom use perception, condom use intention and consistent condom use among female rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing, China. Three hundred female migrants were assigned to the intervention group (N = 200) and control group (N = 100). Data were collected at baseline and a 4-month follow-up. The results suggest that HIV-related knowledge, condom use perceptions, condom use intention and condom use skills at the follow-up were significantly improved among female migrants in the intervention group compared with those in the control group. Moreover, a significantly higher rate of consistent condom use at post intervention was found compared with that at baseline in the intervention group (17.0% vs. 32.0%, p < .05) but not in the control group (23.8% vs. 29.2%, ns). The current study suggests that the theory-based intervention can be efficacious in increasing HIV knowledge, condom use perceptions and skills, and consistent condom use among female rural-to-urban migrants in China.
Lin
Danhua
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Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Li
Xiaoming
X
Stanton
Bonita
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Fang
Xiaoyi
X
Lin
Xiuyun
X
Xu
Xiaoyenan
X
Ma
Lixia
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Xia
Cuicui
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D002681:China; D017280:Condoms; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000639:trends; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D055815:Young Adult