Condom use negotiation among high school adolescents in Ghana: the role of gender

dc.contributor.authorTeye-Kwadjo, E.
dc.contributor.authorKagee, A.
dc.contributor.authorSwart, H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-14T10:36:58Z
dc.date.available2019-06-14T10:36:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractGender has a profound effect on the sexual risk preventive intentions and behaviour of young people. However, little is known about the role of gender on condom use negotiation among adolescents in Ghana. This study explored gender differences in condom use negotiation among school-going adolescents in Ghana. Participants (n = 684) completed self-report measures based on attitudes towards condom use, subjective norms regarding condom use, perceived behavioural control over condom use, intentions to use condoms, and on actual condom use behaviour. Results revealed statistically significant differences in condom use by gender. Specifically, attitudes towards condom use were more favourable among male students than they were among female students. Male students perceived slightly greater control over condom use than did female students. Moreover, male students reported slightly more condom-protected sexual behaviour than did female students. These results highlight the usefulness of designing gender-specific sexual risk reduction programmes among high school adolescents in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0081246317730282
dc.identifier.otherVolume: 48 issue: 4, page(s): 465-475
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30798
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectCondomsen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectHIV preventionen_US
dc.subjectSexual behaviouren_US
dc.titleCondom use negotiation among high school adolescents in Ghana: the role of genderen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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