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Predictors of condom use in S outh A frican university students: a prospective application of the theory of planned behavior
Author(s) -
Protogerou Cleo,
Flisher Alan J.,
Wild Lauren G.,
Aarø Leif E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12039
Subject(s) - condom , theory of planned behavior , religiosity , psychology , social psychology , variance (accounting) , structural equation modeling , sexually active , sexual behavior , population , developmental psychology , demography , control (management) , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , statistics , family medicine , business , management , accounting , syphilis , sociology , economics , mathematics
This study was carried out among university undergraduates in C ape T own, S outh A frica. Structural equation models were tested with M plus to predict intentions to use condoms and actual (subsequent) condom use. Theory of planned behavior ( TPB ) predictors (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control) explained 43% of the variance of intention to use condoms among the sexually active sample, and 31% among the sexually inactive. In a separate analysis—which also included intentions and previous condom use as predictors—57% of subsequent condom use among the sexually active students was explained. Moreover, age, religiosity, and relationship status were associated with condom use. Our findings provide support for the applicability and suitability of the TPB in S outh A frican student populations.