Predictors of intention to use condoms among Chinese college students

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 712-718

  Guo, Ruiling ^a   McAleese, Willis J ^a   Appleby, Karen M ^a   Guo, Jianhui ^b   Zhang, Wei ^c,d   Huang, Yi ^e   Peterson, Teri ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION   (China)

^c SHANDONG CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese college students; Condom use; Human immunodeficiency virus; Sexual behavior; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORM; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TRANSMISSION; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORMS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903759819     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9816-4     Document Type: Article

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