ArticleApplied psychology. Health and well-being2017
Predicting the Intention to Use Condoms and Actual Condom Use Behaviour: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study in Ghana.
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- Explicating factors that explain condom use intention among in-school adolescents in Botswana: a structural equation modelling approach.SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance · 2021Article
- Predictors of intention to use modern contraceptives among female senior secondary school students in the Kpando Municipality, Ghana.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Development and Evidence of the Validity of the Condom Use Attitudes Scale for Youth and Adults in a Chilean Context.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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- From Belief to Behaviour: Why Condom Use Attitudes Alone Fail to Predict Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ghana's Western and Central Regions. A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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backgroundGrowing cross-sectional research shows that the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) is robust in predicting intentions to use condoms and condom use behaviour. Yet, little is known about the TPB's utility in explaining intentions to use condoms and condom use behaviour over time.
methodsThis study used a longitudinal design and latent variable structural equation modelling to test the longitudinal relationships postulated by the TPB. School-going youths in Ghana provided data on attitudes, subjective norms, perceived control, intentions, and behaviour regarding condom use at three time points, spaced approximately three months apart.
resultsAs predicted by the TPB, the results showed that attitudes were significantly positively associated with intentions to use condoms over time. Contrary to the TPB, subjective norms were not significantly associated with intentions to use condoms over time. Perceived control did not predict intentions to use condoms over time. Moreover, intentions to use condoms were not significantly associated with self-reported condom use over time.
conclusionThese results suggest that school-going youths in Ghana may benefit from sex education programmes that focus on within-subject attitude formation and activation. The theoretical and methodological implications of these results are discussed.
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