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Explicating factors that explain condom use intention among in-school adolescents in Botswana: a structural equation modelling approach

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dc.contributor.author Mpeta, Kolentino N
dc.contributor.author Moroke, Ntebogang D
dc.contributor.author Gabaitiri, Lesego
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-06T08:26:35Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-06T08:26:35Z
dc.date.issued 2021-11-17
dc.identifier.citation Kolentino N. M., Ntebogang, D. M. and Lesego, G. (2021) Explicating factors that explain condom use intention among in-school adolescents in Botswana: a structural equation modelling approach. SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 18:1, 156-169, DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.2002714 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1813-4424
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.biust.ac.bw/handle/123456789/479
dc.description.abstract Knowledge with respect to adolescents’ intentions to engage in protective sexual behaviours is still deficient in numerous countries around the world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where HIV prevalence is the highest. Increasing cross-sectional research suggests that the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) is robust in predicting condom use intentions. This study used secondary, baseline data from a study involving 794 in-school adolescents. A structural equation model was applied to the data. Latent variables were used to validate the applicability of the TPB in HIV/AIDS prevention among adolescents in the Botswana context. The predictors of interest were all derived from the TPB. The results revealed that the TPB predictors, apart from affective and instrumental attitude, were predictive of condom use intention among Batswana adolescents. The independent variables explained 57% of the variance in the model. These results suggest that the TPB is recommended as a framework to establish the predictors of condom use intention among Batswana in-school adolescents. Policy makers working on developing HIV education programmes or interventions targeted at adolescents should improve the intention to use condoms via promotion of positive instrumental attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control beliefs of condom use. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis group en_US
dc.subject Theory of planned behaviour en_US
dc.subject Structural equation modelling en_US
dc.subject Attitudes en_US
dc.subject Subjective norms en_US
dc.title Explicating factors that explain condom use intention among in-school adolescents in Botswana: a structural equation modelling approach en_US
dc.description.level phd en_US
dc.description.accessibility unrestricted en_US
dc.description.department mss en_US


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