Predictors of condom-related attitudes among at-risk women

Journal of Women's Health
Claire E SterkKirk W Elifson

Abstract

Negative attitudes toward using male condoms tend to be associated with higher rates of sexual risk. Little has been written about the factors that influence women's attitudes toward condom use, and this has implications for HIV intervention efforts. Two hundred fifty adult women considered to be at risk based on demographic and family characteristics and residing in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area were interviewed between August 1997 and August 2000. Street outreach efforts were used to identify potential study participants, with further expansion of the sample done via targeted sampling and ethnographic mapping procedures. Women held ambivalent to weakly positive attitudes toward condoms. Multivariate analysis revealed that five factors were associated with a greater frequency of engaging in seven specific types of sexual activities known to be associated with HIV transmission: condom-related attitudes (negative condom attitudes), marital status (being married vs. other marital status classification), religiosity (lesser), childhood physical abuse (greater), and the amount of illegal drug use (greater). Four significant predictors of condom attitudes were also identified: age (better condom attitudes among younger wom...Continue Reading

References

Aug 1, 1994·The American Journal of Psychiatry·D P BernsteinJ Ruggiero
Jan 1, 1993·AIDS Care·D WhiteC Cupitt
Jan 1, 1996·Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy·S E HetheringtonD E Scott
Aug 1, 1996·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·S C KalichmanB Coley
Nov 1, 1996·American Journal of Public Health·B SchableT Diaz
Jun 1, 1997·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·J St LawrenceR E O'Bannon
May 9, 1998·American Journal of Community Psychology·B V MarínS Gregorich
Jun 27, 1998·The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse·J A HoffmanF T Boyd
Sep 19, 1998·The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse·D Longshore, S Hsieh
Nov 3, 1998·Journal of Psychoactive Drugs·L B CottlerS Woodson
Dec 5, 1998·Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing·E J Brown
Jan 5, 1999·International Journal of STD & AIDS·A DonisiG Carosi
Jul 31, 1999·Schizophrenia Research·P W CorriganM Leary
Dec 28, 1999·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·J A HoffmanD C Clark
Jan 29, 2000·The Gerontologist·K A Mack, S D Bland
Mar 4, 2000·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·L S BensleyK W Simmons
Aug 2, 2000·Substance Use & Misuse·A J RichardI D Montoya
Aug 18, 2000·Evaluation & the Health Professions·J GreenbergJ Lifshay
Oct 7, 2000·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·C E Lindberg
Feb 13, 2001·Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment·L NadeauC Biron
Mar 10, 2001·The Journal of Psychology·E O PaolucciC Violato
Mar 29, 2001·American Journal of Preventive Medicine·W T DodgeR S Thompson
Jan 5, 2002·American Journal of Public Health·Nancy Van DevanterJudith Greenberg
Jan 31, 2002·American Journal of Public Health·Colleen DiIorioUNKNOWN NIMH Multisite HIV Prevention Trial Group
May 22, 2002·Social Work·Edith Williams, Jerre Donnelly
Oct 10, 2003·AIDS and Behavior·Dana F Lindemann, Thomas A Brigham

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 8, 2009·Journal of Community Health Nursing·Donna L GulletteRobert L Kennedy
Jun 30, 2007·Journal of Sex Research·Kirk W ElifsonClaire E Sterk
Aug 11, 2010·Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine·R F Gillum, Cheryl L Holt
Jul 22, 2015·Health Education & Behavior : the Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education·Elizabeth D NesoffDelia Lang
Sep 19, 2006·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Donna L Gullette, Margaret A Lyons
Jan 15, 2008·The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·Caroline Mallory
Aug 9, 2011·Western Journal of Nursing Research·Caroline Mallory, Matthew Hesson-McInnis
Oct 29, 2011·Research in Nursing & Health·C Ann GakumoGwendolyn D Childs
Sep 16, 2015·American Journal of Community Psychology·A W BatchelderD W Lounsbury
Oct 22, 2016·Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services·Aimee N C CampbellSusan Tross
Sep 17, 2018·Reproductive Health·Miriam ClarkLeslie D Leve
Feb 23, 2019·Demography·Abigail WeitzmanYasamin Kusunoki
Jun 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ramiro Figueiredo CatelanAngelo Brandelli Costa

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.