This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Lugoe, W. Articles by Rise, J. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Lugoe, W. Articles by Rise, J. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Predicting Intended Condom Use among Tanzanian Students using the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Department of Educational Psychology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Jostein Rise

Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway

This study examined whether perceived behavioural control predicted the intention to use condoms at next sexual intercourse above the components of the theory of reasoned action, as well as the sufficiency of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a theory of intention among Tanzanian adolescents. Five hundred and twenty-eight students who were sexually active, from seven secondary schools in Arusha, Northern Tanzania, completed a questionnaire designed to measure the components of the TPB. Behavioural intentions were significantly predictable from attitudes (.11), subjective norms (.22) and perceived behavioural control (.48). The inclusion of past behaviour into the regression equation increased R² only marginally (2 percent) but significantly, suggesting that the TPB provides a fairly accurate explanation of intention to use condoms among Tanzanian adolescents. The implications of this finding in relation to theoretical and practical issues are discussed.

Key Words: intended condom use • past behaviour • perceived behavioural control • sufficiency of the TPB

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 4, No. 4, 497-506 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/135910539900400404


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				Z. Fekadu and P. Kraft Expanding the Theory of Planned Behaviour: The Role of Social Norms and Group Identification J Health Psychol, January 1, 2002; 7(1): 33 - 43. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. R. Masalu and A. N. Astrom Predicting Intended and Self-perceived Sugar Restriction among Tanzanian Students using the Theory of Planned Behavior J Health Psychol, July 1, 2001; 6(4): 435 - 445. [Abstract] [PDF]