Sub-Saharan African University Students' Beliefs about Abstinence, Condom Use, and Limiting the Number of Sexual Partners.
Sub-Saharan African University Students' Beliefs about Abstinence, Condom Use, and Limiting the Number of Sexual Partners.
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撒哈拉以南非洲大学生对禁欲、使用安全套和限制性伴侣数量的看法。
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10.1080/08964289.2015.1028321
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2017
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Heeren,GAnita
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Zhang,Jingwen;Jemmott3rd,JohnB;Heeren,GAnita
鉴于撒哈拉以南非洲的大学生感染艾滋病毒的风险很高，有必要专门针对这一群体采取文化上适当的减少风险干预措施。降低风险的努力需要了解性风险行为的可改变的前因。我们报告的结果半结构化的启发式调查的基础上，合理的行动方法，以确定行为，规范和控制的信念，禁欲，避孕套的使用，并限制性伴侣。两名编码员将96名撒哈拉以南非洲大学生的书面回答分为64个信仰类别。大多数学生认为每一种行为都可以降低感染艾滋病毒的风险。学生们报告说，同龄人的压力和处于危险的环境中使禁欲变得更加困难。良好的沟通使使用安全套和限制性伴侣变得更容易;然而，不稳定的关系使这些保护行为变得更难。所确定的信念有助于为制定基于理论的艾滋病毒风险降低干预措施提供信息。
Given the high risk of HIV infection among university students in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a need for culturally appropriate risk-reduction interventions specifically targeting this population. Efforts to reduce the risk require an understanding of the modifiable antecedents of sexual-risk behaviors. We report the results of a semi-structured elicitation survey based on the reasoned action approach to identify behavioral, normative, and control beliefs regarding abstinence, condom use, and limiting sexual partners. Two coders classified into 64 belief categories the written responses of 96 sub-Saharan African university students. Most students believed each behavior could reduce risk of HIV infection. The students reported that peer pressure and being in a risky environment made it harder to practice abstinence. Good communication made it easier to use condoms and to limit partners; however, unstable relationships made practicing these protective behaviors harder. The identified beliefs help to inform the development of theory-based HIV risk-reduction interventions.