Predictors of HIV-protective behaviours in adolescents and young adults in Costa Rica
Projekttyp
angewandte ForschungStartdatum
01.07.2012Enddatum
31.01.2015Status
abgeschlossenForschungsteam
Granados Valverde, ItzelSolis Lara, Viviana
Beschreibung
Background: Given the scarce prevention efforts in Costa Rica, investigations into protective behaviours are needed. The present cooperative project aimed to establish predictors for HIV-protective behaviours among young men and women aged between 15 and 24 years and to test a contextualised, extended Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills-Model (eIMB Model). It explored: What HIV prevention information, motivation, behavioural skills and resources do men and women between 15 and 24 in Costa Rica possess and which factors are barriers to condom use? Does a contextualised eIMB Model predict condom use in this population? Are variables predicting condom use different in sub-populations, such as in men vs. women, adolescents vs. young adults, in men having sex with men, migrants or in rural vs. urban contexts? Methods: The study had a mixed methods design combining a qualitative exploratory investigation with a subsequent, standardised quantitative survey. Findings: The project identified personal HIV protection strategies adopted by adolescents and young adults in Costa Rica as well as concrete inhibitors of condom use experienced by women and men in this age group. Data analysis further established the predictors of condom use with casual or stable partners and evidences that the explanatory power of the extended IMB Model exceeds that of the traditional IMB Model. The eIMB Model lends itself to underpin the development of sound prevention offers for young adults in Costa Rica.Finanziert durch
KFH-DC Rektorenkonferenz der Fachhochschulen der Schweiz, Development Cooperation ProgramProjektpartner/in
Escuela de Trabajo Social, Universidad Libre de Costa Rica (ULICORI)Zugehörige Publikationen
- Estrategias y conductas de protección frente al VIH en jóvenes entre 15 y 24 años de edad en Costa Rica
- Der Kondomgebrauch von jungen Erwachsenen in Costa Rica beim Sex mit Gelegenheitspartnern: Prüfung eines erweiterten Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills (IMB) Modells. Poster PW 89
- Predictores del uso del condón en hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres en Costa Rica: comprobación del modelo de información, motivación y habilidades conductuales
- Test eines erweiterten Information-Motivation-Behavioural-Skills (IB) Modells: Der Kondomgebrauch von jungen Erwachsenen in Costa Rica in „fest“ erachteten Beziehungen. Poster PW 73
- Las personas jóvenes y la prevención efectiva del VIH: Un reto nacional pendiente
- Grundlagen für die HIV-Prävention: Vergleichende Prüfung der Erklärungskraft des traditionellen und eines erweiterten Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills (IMB) Modells am Beispiel des Kondomgebrauchs von jungen Erwachsenen in Costa Rica. Poster PW 13