With the exception of the CYP-based model for condoms, models were able to estimate public-sector prevalence rates for each short-acting method to within 2 percentage points in at least 85% of countries.
All models, with the exception of the CYP-based model for condoms, were able to estimate public-sector prevalence of short-acting methods to within 2 percentage points in at least 85% of countries.
Future research should focus on country-specific factors that might be used to adjust CYP conversion factors or produce country- or region-specific conversion factors in order to improve the accuracy of the model for condoms.
This study aims to explore cognitive and socio-environmental correlates of condom use comprehensively, and test a model for illustrating condom use among internal migrants in Shenzhen, China.
Overall our study is the first known investigation of which we are aware that examines the utility of the IMB model for predicting consistent condom use among senior high school students in China.
The specific elements of the IMB model that are critical for condom use among FSWs were identified and confirmed the central proposition that information and motivation works mainly through behavioral skills to influence HIV prevention behaviors.
Neither was the model found to be significant for condom use in first anal sex act (χ 2 13 = 4.91; p = 0.42; R 2 = 0.04).
The full model predicted 42% of the variance for condom use, 62% of the variance for health behaviors and condom use skills, and 45% of the variance for self-efficacy.
We summed the model-generated values for condoms, injectable contraception, and oral contraceptives to create multivariate, bivariate, and CYP "combined public-sector, short-acting methods" models.
Our findings confirmed the model integrating cognitive and socio-environmental factors as a suitable model for Chinese internal migrants regarding condom use.
