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Predicting intentions and condom use among Latino college students.

Loretta Sweet Jemmott1, John B Jemmott, Antonia M Villarruel

  • 1Center for Urban Health Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, USA.

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC
|April 9, 2002
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Favorable beliefs about condom use and impulse control predict condom use intentions and behavior among Latino college students. These factors are key for developing effective sexual health interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Sexual Health Education

Background:

  • Understanding factors influencing condom use is crucial for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies.
  • Latinos are a diverse population group with unique cultural considerations that may impact health behaviors, including condom use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between favorable condom beliefs, perceived social norms, impulse control, and condom use intentions and behavior among Latino college students.
  • To identify potential moderators (e.g., ethnicity, gender, religiosity, age) that may influence these relationships.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional survey was administered to 199 Latino college students at a public university in the northeastern United States.
  • Data were collected using paper-and-pencil questionnaires assessing condom beliefs, perceived partner and peer approval, impulse control, condom use intentions, and self-reported condom use.

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Main Results:

  • Perceived partner approval, perceived peer approval, and impulse control were significantly associated with stronger intentions to use condoms.
  • Perceived partner approval and impulse control were linked to self-reported condom use during recent vaginal intercourse.
  • Impulse control was also associated with self-reported condom use during recent anal intercourse.
  • These associations did not vary significantly by Hispanic ethnicity, religiosity, gender, or age.

Conclusions:

  • Normative beliefs (partner and peer approval) and control beliefs (impulse control) are significant predictors of condom use intentions and behavior in this population.
  • Impulse control appears to be a particularly important factor in both predicting and potentially changing condom use.
  • Findings underscore the importance of incorporating assessments of normative beliefs and impulse control into nursing practice and developing targeted interventions to promote consistent condom use among Latino college students.