Title
The relevance of cultural factors in predicting condom-use intentions among immigrants from the Netherlands Antilles
Author
Kocken, P.L.
van Dorst, A.G.
Schaalma, H.
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven
Publication year
2006
Abstract
A study into the relevance of cultural factors in predicting condom-use intentions among Antillean migrants in the Netherlands is described in this article. The association between the intention to use condoms with a new sexual partner and a perceived taboo on discussing sex, beliefs about sex education and machismo beliefs on gender and power relationships is addressed. The study was conducted among 346 Dutch Antilleans from a random sample of an Antillean population aged 15-50 years. The response rate was 37.8%. The results showed that condom-use intentions were primarily determined by perceived subjective norms, the perceived taboo on discussing sex, machismo attitudes, gender, age and educational background. Moreover, the respondent's opinion regarding machismo was an effect modificator for the association between condom-use intentions and subjective social norm. It is concluded that, in predicting condom-use intentions, factors specific to the culture of a population contribute significantly to the determinants drawn from the general social-cognition models. It is recommended that future research should use measurement instruments that are adapted to culture-specific beliefs, and should explore the influence of cultural factors on actual condom use. Moreover, interventions promoting condom use among migrant populations should target the cultural correlates of condom use. © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Subject
Health
Attitude to sexuality
Cognition
Controlled study
Cultural factor
Health behavior
Health belief
Immigrant
Machismo
Model
Perception
Population research
Prediction
Randomization
Sexual behavior
Sexual education
Sexuality
Social aspect
Social belief
Taboo
Adolescent
Adult
Condoms
Culture
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Questionnaires
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyh059
TNO identifier
239182
ISSN
0268-1153
Source
Health Education Research, 21 (2), 230-238
Document type
article