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ASSESSING WOMEN'S WILLINGNESS TO USE MICROBICIDES
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2011
Abstract
Currently, no female-controlled method of sexual risk protection exists that provides a woman complete autonomy. For women engaging in sexual intercourse, barrier methods consist of both male and female condoms, neither of which are solely at the woman's discretion. Microbicides, chemical agents currently being developed to fill this void, would protect against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), potentially offering contraceptive properties. The current study assessed multiple variables potentially related to a woman's willingness to use microbicides, discovering that three variables accounted for 13% of the variance in a sample of 262 sexually-active, unmarried, college women aged 18 to 25. Casual relationship status, prior use of barrier methods for sexual protection, and the protective properties of microbicides were significant predictors of willingness to use microbicides. Other factors expected to contribute to a woman's willingness to use microbicides, such as age, race, and socioeconomic status, were not significant predictors in the model, possibly because of lack of variability on these dimensions in the sample. Future research needs to focus on interpersonal variables when considering a woman's willingness to use microbicides, as intrapersonal variables do not seem to represent the whole picture.
Details
- Title
- ASSESSING WOMEN'S WILLINGNESS TO USE MICROBICIDES
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
- Identifiers
- 99380090866206600
- Academic Unit
- Psychology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida