title: Predictors of consistent condom use among young African American women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of selected factors to the consistent use of condoms among high-risk young African American women. A clinic-based, prospective, study of 242 young, African-American women (ages 15-21) was conducted. In multivariate analysis, consistent condom use was predicted by having greater perceptions of condom negotiation self-efficacy, lower fear of negotiating condom use, and having communicated with sex partners (during the recall period) about condom use. Relational variables were predictive of consistent condom use among young African American women. STD/HIV preventive interventions should target these factors, perhaps in dyad-level interventions.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, 121 Washington Ave, Lexington, KY 40506-0003, USA. crosby@uky.edu
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Ralph J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: DiClemente
authors.forename: Laura F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.forename: Gina M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Wingood
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDermott-Sales
authors.forename: April M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Eve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017008:Negotiating; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult