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ArticlePloS one2020

Psychosocial correlates of safe sex self-efficacy among in-school adolescent girls in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Sarah Blackstone, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Donaldson F Conserve, Stacey Mason, Florida Uzoaru, Titi Gbajabiamila, Oliver Ezechi, Patricia Iwelunmor, John E Ehiri and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ucheoma NwaozuruDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-0680-0928
Sarah BlackstoneDepartments of Health Professions and Health Sciences, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America.
Chisom Obiezu-UmehDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3881-9313
Donaldson F ConserveDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America.
Stacey MasonDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Florida UzoaruDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Titi GbajabiamilaNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Oliver EzechiNigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Patricia IwelunmorMorning Star Health and Human Development Foundation, Festac Town, Lagos State, Nigeria.
John E EhiriDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America.
Juliet IwelunmorDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Saint Louis University · USNigerian Institute of Medical Research · NGJames Madison University · USUniversity of Arizona · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescent girls in Nigeria are at heightened risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. However, there are limited studies on psychosocial factors that are associated with safe sex intentions among this population. Self-efficacy has been established as an important correlate of behavioral intentions and the actual behavior. The objective of this research was to examine how key psychosocial factors such as social support, parental monitoring, and future orientation influence perceived safe sex self-efficacy among in-school adolescent girls in Nigeria. Furthermore, we assessed the associations between these psychosocial factors and HIV-related knowledge and safe sex self-efficacy.

methodsA self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 426 adolescent girls attending public and private school systems in Lagos, Nigeria. Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate the influence of psychosocial and demographic factors on safe sex self-efficacy. Further, stratified analysis was conducted to compare the estimates between participants attending public schools (n = 272) and those attending private schools (n = 154).

findingsResults from the study show that future orientation (β = 0.17; p < 0.05), participants age (β = 0.14; p < 0.05), and HIV knowledge accuracy (β = 0.17; p < 0.05) were associated with safe sex self-efficacy. Future orientation remained statistically significant in the sub-group analysis among participants attending public (β = 0.13; p < 0.05) and private schools (β = 0.24; p < 0.05). Among participants attending public schools, HIV accuracy (β = 0.2; p < 0.05) remained a significant correlate of safe sex self-efficacy while this association dissipated among private school attendees.

conclusionsThese findings point to the importance of including future orientation strategies in interventions developed for in-school adolescent girls in Nigeria. School-based interventions that increase positive future orientation outcomes may be beneficial to improve safe sex intentions among adolescent girls in Nigeria.

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Self EfficacyAdolescentFemaleHumansLinear ModelsNigeriaSafe SexSchoolsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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