HIV risk
in vulnerable groups such as itinerant male street labourers is often examined via
a focus on individual determinants. This study provides a test of a modified Information-Motivation-Behavioral
Skills (IMB) model to predict condom use behaviour among male street workers in
urban Vietnam.
In a cross-sectional survey using a social mapping technique, 450
male street labourers from 13 districts of Hanoi, Vietnam were recruited and interviewed.
Collected data were first examined for completeness; structural equation modelling
was then employed to test the model fit. Condoms were used inconsistently by many
of these men, and usage varied in relation to a number of factors. A modified IMB
model had a better fit than the original IMB model in predicting condom use behaviour.
This modified model accounted for 49% of the variance, versus 10% by the original
version.
In the modified model, the influence of psychosocial factors was moderately
high, whilst the influence of HIV prevention
information, motivation and perceived behavioural skills was moderately low, explaining
in part the limited level of condom use behaviour.
This study provides insights
into social factors that should be taken into account in public health planning
to promote safer sexual behaviour among Asian male street labourers.
Purchase full article at: http://goo.gl/SbgTga
By: Van Huy N1, P Dunne M2,3, Debattista J4.
- 1 Department of Health Management, Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health , Hanoi Medical University , Hanoi , Vietnam.
- 2 School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health , Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane , Australia.
- 3 Institute for Community Health Research , Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Hue , Vietnam.
- 4 Metro North Public Health Unit , Metro North Hospital and Health Service , Brisbane , Australia
- Cult Health Sex. 2016 Mar;18(3):321-36. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1084375. Epub 2015 Sep 28.
More at: https://twitter.com/hiv insight
No comments:
Post a Comment