title: Perceived acceptance of condom use by partners, close friends, and parents of Spanish and Mozambican heterosexual adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main aim of the current study was to compare Spanish and Mozambican male and female secondary students, with regard to sexual behaviors and perceptions surrounding the acceptance of condom use.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants were 773 secondary students-412 from Spain and 361 from Mozambique, aged from 15 to 17 years old. Data collection was done using questionnaires. Analysis was carried out using multivariate methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Spanish adolescents took more precautions than Mozambican adolescents. Furthermore, Spanish adolescents perceived that the acceptance of condom use by their referents were higher than those reported by the Mozambican adolescents. Among Spanish youths, only the perceived acceptance of their current partner predicted condom use in their most recent sexual encounter.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Differences in the decision-making power of males and females and the type of partner might explain the differences observed in the preventive behavior of the students in both countries.
authors: Quality of Life Research Institute, Department of Psychology, University of Girona, Plaça St Domènec, Spain. montserrat.planes@udg.edu
authors: Montserrat
authors: M
authors: Planes
authors: M Eugenia
authors: ME
authors: Gras
authors: Mónica
authors: M
authors: Cunill
authors: Hachimo
authors: H
authors: Cassamo
authors: Mark J M
authors: MJ
authors: Sullman
authors: Ana B
authors: AB
authors: Gómez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009073:Mozambique; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013030:Spain; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult