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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Theory of planned behaviour predictors of intention to use condoms among Xhosa adolescents in South Africa
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, Volume 19, No. 5, Year 2007
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HIV/AIDS is taking a heavy toll on South African youth. Reducing their risk for HIV requires an understanding of the determinants of their HIV risk behaviours that are amendable to intervention-induced change. This study draws upon the theory of planned behaviour to identify the modifiable determinants of the intention to use condoms among Xhosa-speaking South African adolescents. The participants were 390 Xhosa-speaking 6th grade students (mean age = 12.1 years) in public schools in the township of Mdantsane, South Africa who completed an anonymous questionnaire. Multiple regression revealed that attitude and perceived behavioural control were significantly related to the intention to use condoms, whereas subjective norm was not, controlling for sexual experience, gender, and language preference. Consistent with this were additional analyses using beliefs as predictors: Hedonistic behavioural beliefs and control beliefs about condom-use negotiation and technical skills predicted intention, whereas normative beliefs did not. The theory of planned behaviour may be a useful model of condom use among Xhosa-speaking South African adolescents. An emphasis on beliefs about the adverse effects of condom use on sexual enjoyment, the ability to negotiate condom use, and the ability to use condoms correctly might improve the efficacy of HIV/STD interventions for such adolescents. © 2007 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jemmott, John Barton
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communications
Heeren, Gudrun Anita
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Ngwane, Zolani Philemon
South Africa
Haverford College
Hewitt, N.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Jemmott, Loretta Sweet
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Shell, Robert C.H.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
O'Leary, Ann M.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 95
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/09540120601084308
ISSN:
09540121
e-ISSN:
13600451
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Locations
South Africa