Determinants of consistent condom use among college students in China: application of the information-motivation-behavior skills (IMB) model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the increase incidents of premarital sex and the lack of reproductive health services, college students are at high risk of HIV/AIDS infections in China. This study was designed to examine the predictors of consistency of condom use among college students based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model and to describe the relationships between the model constructs.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess HIV/AIDS related information, motivation, behavioral skills and preventive behavior among college students in five colleges and universities in Nanjing, China. An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted for data collection, and the structural equation model (SEM) was used to assess the IMB model.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4181955 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature