title: Knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and estimation of frequency of condom use among Iranian students based on a crosswise model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy and condom use among Iranian students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Knowledge, attitudes towards condoms and self-efficacy of condom use questionnaire were translated and back translated. Then content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) questions higher than 0.6 and 0.71 were accepted, respectively. A "crosswise model" was used to estimate condom use. After pretest on 10 students, reliability test was done by test-re-test and Cronbach's α. A multi stage sampling was done for 1500 students in Shahroud universities. They filled in a self administered questionnaire and gave it back to the researcher after 40-50 min.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Knowledge, in females was (3.03±1.1) and in males was (3.53±0.83) (p=0.001). Also a small percentage of the students, i.e. 83 girls (9.1%) and six boys (1.1%) had good self-efficacy of condom use (p=0.001). Estimates relating to the use of condoms with a crosswise test showed that 16% of girls (CI=16, 24) and 27% of boys (CI=17, 38) had used a condom during intercourse.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It seems that these three important indicators of reproductive health should be incorporated in AIDS control programs and training programs should emphasize it more.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Midwifery Collage, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak 12345, Iran, Phone: 0863143524.
authors.forename: Katayon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vakilian
authors.affiliation: Medical Collage, Shahroud University Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbas Mousavi
authors.affiliation: Nursing Midwifery Collage, Shahroud University Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Afsaneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keramat
authors.affiliation: Medical Collage, Yasooj University Medical Sciences, Yasooj, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaman
keywords: Iran; condom; knowledge; self-efficacy; youth