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ERIC Number: EJ1228856
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Behavioral Interventions to Increase Condom Use among College Students in the United States: A Systematic Review
Whiting, Willandra; Pharr, Jennifer R.; Buttner, Mark P.; Lough, Nancy L.
Health Education & Behavior, v46 n5 p877-888 Oct 2019
Background: Traditional undergraduate college students in the United States are in the age range that experiences the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and are vulnerable to contracting STIs. Increasing condom use among college students is a prevention strategy to reduce the spread of STIs. Aim: The purpose of this systematic review of the literature was to identify behavioral interventions that increased condom use behaviors and/or intentions among college students. Method: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed in systematically searching, extracting, appraising, and synthesizing the evidence. A quality assessment was also conducted with the tool provided by the Effective Public Health Practice Project. Results: The initial search yielded 715 records. After critical appraisal, seven articles remained for review. Discussion: Four of the interventions were developed using the three constructs of the information, motivation, and behavioral skills model, and all four found significant increases in condom use or condom use intentions. Additionally, interventions that included modules to increase self-efficacy for condom use, taught participants where to get condoms and how to negotiate condom use with partners, or elicited positive associations (feels) toward condoms saw increased condom use or intention to use condoms.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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