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KMID : 0379920030280020076
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Journal of The Korea Socity of Health Informatics and Statistics
2003 Volume.28 No. 2 p.76 ~ p.94
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An Examination of Socio-demographic Variables, Decisional Balance and Self-efficacy for Condom Use in the Korean Adult Population
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Sohn Ae-Ree
Cho Byong-Hee
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Abstract
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The study was designed co assess the factors associated with condom use in the Korean adult population based on the decisional balance and self-efficacy. A self-reported anonymous questionnaire administered to a national representative sample of adults in November 2002. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 19 years old and more, using a probabilistic multi-staged, cluster sample. Participants were 1,106 sexually active Korean adults.
The proportion of consistent condom users for the total sample was 9.7% (10.1% for men and 9.0% for women respectively). Logistic regression analysis indicated that sex, age, marital status, cons of condom use and condom self-efficacy were significant predictors of consistent condom use. Persons who were younger, single, the lower level of cons of condom me, and higher level of self-efficacy were more likely to have used condom consistently.
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