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Predictors of Consistent Condom Use Among Young African American Women

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The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of selected factors to the consistent use of condoms among high-risk young African American women. A clinic-based, prospective, study of 242 young, African-American women (ages 15–21) was conducted. In multivariate analysis, consistent condom use was predicted by having greater perceptions of condom negotiation self-efficacy, lower fear of negotiating condom use, and having communicated with sex partners (during the recall period) about condom use. Relational variables were predictive of consistent condom use among young African American women. STD/HIV preventive interventions should target these factors, perhaps in dyad-level interventions.

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  1. College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, 121 Washington Ave, Lexington, KY, 40506-0003, USA

    Richard A. Crosby

  2. Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

    Richard A. Crosby

  3. Department of Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar, Gina M. Wingood, Jessica McDermott-Sales, April M. Young & Eve Rose

  4. Emory Center for AIDS Research, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar & Gina M. Wingood

  5. Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ralph J. DiClemente

  6. Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ralph J. DiClemente

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Crosby, R.A., DiClemente, R.J., Salazar, L.F. et al. Predictors of Consistent Condom Use Among Young African American Women. AIDS Behav 17, 865–871 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9998-7

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