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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Social cognitive correlates of sexual experience and condom use among 13- through 15-year-old adolescents
Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 29, No. 3, Year 2001
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Purpose: To examine the role of self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and perception of peer attitudes in the delay of onset of sexual activity among 13- through 15-year-old adolescents. We also explored the role of self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and perception of friends' condom use behavior in explaining the use of condoms among sexually active adolescents. Methods: This study was part of a larger cross-sectional study to evaluate personal characteristics and maternal factors associated with early initiation of sexual intercourse. Mothers and adolescents were recruited from a community-based organization that offered afterschool and summer programs for youth. Enrollment was limited to adolescents aged 13-15 years and their mothers. Mothers and adolescents completed separate interviews. For adolescents, the interviews included the assessment of the variables in the present study. Each interview lasted about 60 min and was conducted by a trained interviewer. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The average age of the 405 adolescent participants was 13.86 years, and approximately 30% of them had engaged in sexual intercourse. Slightly more than half (56%) of participants were male, and 82% were African-American. Results: Participants who were less likely to believe that their friends favored intercourse for adolescents and who held more favorable attitudes about the personal benefits of abstaining from sex were less likely to have initiated sexual intercourse. Among sexually active adolescents, those who expressed confidence in putting on a condom, and in being able to refuse sex with a sexual partner, and who expressed more favorable outcome expectancies associated with using a condom were more likely to use condoms consistently. Conclusions: Human immunodeficiency virus and pregnancy prevention programs should emphasize peer influences in both the initiation of sexual intercourse and the use of safer sex practices among sexually active adolescents, as well as personal attitudes about consequences to self and confidence in negotiating safer sex practices with one's partner. Copyright © 2001 Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Diiorio, Colleen
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
United States, Atlanta
Colleen Diiorio
Dudley, William N.
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
Kelly, Maureen
United States, Atlanta
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Soet, Johanna E.
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
Mbwara, Joyce
Malawi, Zomba
Malawi College of Health Sciences
Sharpe Potter, Jennifer
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 166
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S1054-139X(00)00200-7
ISSN:
1054139X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male