Factors Related to Self-Efficacy for Use of Condoms and Birth Control Among Women at Risk for HIV Infection
- 21 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Women & Health
- Vol. 34 (3) , 71-91
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j013v34n03_05
Abstract
Many women who are at risk for HIV do not regularly use condoms, particularly with their main partners. In this paper we examine factors related to self-efficacy for condom use with main and other partners and self-efficacy for birth control in 2864 women interviewed in five urban high-risk communities. Limited social and economic resources, dependence on a main partner, and risk factors, including exchanging sex for money or drugs and binge drinking, were found to be negatively related to self-efficacy. Segmentation analysis identified groups of women with low self-efficacy who should be the focus of preventive interventions.Keywords
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