Motivations for condom use and nonuse
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David C Bell1, Roberto A Trevino, John S Atkinson
1Affiliated Systems Corporation, Houston, TX 77027-6022, USA. dbell@affiliatedsystems.com
Abstract:
This exploratory study investigates the motivations for condom use and nonuse among a sample of drug users and nonusers. Participants who reported condom use in the previous 30 days rated various reasons for using a condom the last time they had had sex (79 participants). Those who reported not using a condom rated reasons for not using a condom the last time they had had sex (147 participants). Factor analyses of these responses were used to summarize reasons for condom use and nonuse. It was found that a peer norms motivation and a relationship motivation (caring) supported both condom use and nonuse. A moral norms motivation supported condom use, but a motivation that denied moral norms supported nonuse. A self interest motivation of personal pleasure supported nonuse. No strictly self-interest motivation was identified for condom use: self-protection was associated with protection of the partner.
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