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Lauren Kendall Graham; Sarah B. Maness; Beth Sundstrom – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore contraceptive awareness among college women in the Southeast United States. This study sheds light on the gaps in contraceptive use found in college women and can be used to improve educational interventions on college campuses. Participants: College-age women ages 18-25 completed in-depth…
Descriptors: Females, Contraception, College Students, Knowledge Level
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Amina Yusuf Kanyama; Suitbert Emil Lyakurwa – Health Education, 2025
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the association between life skills (self-awareness (SA)) and risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in primary schools. It was thought so because a larger number of adolescents engage in risky sexual behaviours and life skills were among the preventive measures. Design/methodology/approach: This…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Risk, Adolescents, Elementary School Students
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LeCroy, Craig Winston; Milligan-LeCroy, Skyler; Lopez, Darlene – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a gender-specific intervention targeted to adolescent males to reduce sexual risks. Method: This study used a randomized clinical trial comparing a broad-based male empowerment curriculum with a no-treatment control group. The sample (N = 580) was recruited…
Descriptors: Males, Single Sex Classes, Sex Education, Risk
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Meagan Zarwell; Alexandra Patton; Laura H. Gunn; Alyssa Benziger; Brian Witt; Patrick A. Robinson; Debra F. Terrell – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Identify factors associated with PrEP awareness, willingness, and future prevention modalities among undergraduate college students. Participants: Undergraduates (N=701) were recruited from a private university, a public research university, and a private historically Black college and university for an online survey. Methods: Upon…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Equal Education, Sex Education, Health Education
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Fatoba, Abiodun Folakemi; Angaama, Daniel; Ogunniyi, Meshach Bolaji – South African Journal of Education, 2022
The life orientation programme (LOP) was introduced to all schools in South Africa to help learners to, among others, take cognisance of their sexual lives. Before the programme was introduced in the 2006, many learners had become infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The programme was introduced based on the perceptions that some…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Descriptions, Sexuality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Firkey, Madison K.; Sheinfil, Alan Z.; Woolf-King, Sarah E. – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: College students are among the age-group most affected by sexually transmitted infections, yet few evidence-based interventions have proved effective in increasing college student condom use. The goal of this study was to determine which combination of referent proximity and width of discrepancy between perceived and actual norms within…
Descriptors: Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sexuality, Intimacy
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Brar, Pooja; Dworkin, Jodi; Brady, Sonya S. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2020
Sexual self-efficacy, an individual's confidence in the domain of sexual health behaviors, was studied among an ethnically diverse sample of 128 sexually active adolescent women between the ages of 14 and 18 years. A hypothesized interaction between women's belief that condoms interfere with sexual pleasure and her perception of a partner's belief…
Descriptors: Females, Sexuality, Self Efficacy, Health Behavior
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Ahn, Junhee; Yang, Youngran – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
This systematic review aimed to understand the effects of self-esteem on risky sexual behavior (RSB) among adolescents and young adults. We followed the procedures outlined in the Cooper's five-step approach, and used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 reporting requirements. Published studies were…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Sexuality, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Zambrano, Viviana C.; Christensen, John L. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objectives: The goal of this study was to understand how condom use self-efficacy varies based on sexual experience, cannabis and CBD use. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was implemented through Qualtrics. A total of 455 undergraduate students were surveyed at a large U.S. northeastern university. Results: Findings suggested that sexual…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Sexuality, Contraception, Marijuana
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Gesselman, Amanda N.; Ryan, Rebecca; Yarber, William L.; Vanterpool, Karen B.; Beavers, Karly A.; Francis, Heather; Grant, Brandon T.; Wood, Katherine; Graham, Cynthia A.; Milhausen, Robin; Sanders, Stephanie A.; Crosby, Richard A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Dual use of male condoms and female contraceptives is widely advocated for unplanned pregnancy prevention, yet college students often neglect condoms. This feasibility and acceptability study assessed the efficacy of a self-guided home-based condom-promotion intervention among college students in heterosexual relationships.…
Descriptors: Contraception, Sexuality, Prevention, Pregnancy
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Tsheko, Gaelebale N.; Koyabe, Bramwell; Gabaitiri, Lesego; Molebatsi, Kesaobaka; Chilisa, Bagele; Major, Thenjiwe Emily; Losike-Sedimo, Nonofo; Jemmott, John B., III; Jemmott, Loretta S. – Prevention Science, 2022
Few studies have investigated mediator effects of HIV prevention interventions on adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Herein, we report on a secondary analysis of an intervention that increased intentions to use condoms, abstain from sexual intercourse, and seek safe male circumcision among adolescents in Botswana. In a study conducted in Botswana,…
Descriptors: Mediation Theory, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Intervention, Intention
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Thorpe, Shemeka; Ware, Samuella; Tanner, Amanda E.; Kugler, Kari C.; Guastaferro, Kate; Milroy, Jeffrey J.; Wyrick, David L. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: To explore sexual sensation seeking (SSS) among an ethnically-diverse sample of first-year college students and their hookup behaviors. Participants: 1,480 first-year college students who hooked up in the last 30 days were recruited from four universities in 2016. Methods: Students completed an online survey before completing an online…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Risk
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Marshall, Vanessa J.; McLaurin-Jones, TyWanda L.; Lashley, Maudry-Beverley – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022
Sexually transmitted infections among college students are a major public health concern and disproportionately impact minority students. The purpose of this study is to examine perceptions, expectations, and preferences for university-based interventions to increase condom negotiating skills among African American college women. One hundred women…
Descriptors: African American Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Preferences
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Semple, Shirley J.; Pitpitan, Eileen V.; Pines, Heather A.; Harvey-Vera, Alicia; Martinez, Gustavo; Rangel, M. Gudelia; Strathdee, Steffanie A.; Patterson, Thomas L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Understanding the relationship between cognitive and behavioral processes and long-term behavior change is critical to developing behavior change maintenance interventions. We examined the relationship between cognitive and behavioral safer sex maintenance strategies and condomless vaginal/anal sex with clients among female sex workers (FSWs) in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drinking, Cognitive Processes, Behavior
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Jerlström, Charlotta; Adolfsson, Annsofie – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
The aim of the study was to evaluate if an intervention including theater in school sex education affects students' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding condom use in Sweden. The study was a cluster randomized controlled trial. The intervention group got a play, value exercises, chlamydia games, condom school, and interactive replay with…
Descriptors: Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Intervention, Sexuality
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