Information, education, communication and interventions based on behavioral-change communication have had success in increasing the awareness of HIV. But these strategies alone have been less successful in changing risky sexual behavior. This paper addresses this issue by exploring the link between action and the intention to change behaviors. In Africa, uncertainty in the lives of those at risk for HIV may affect how intentions are formed. Characterize this uncertainty by understanding the reasons for discrepancies between intentions and actions may help improve the design of HIV-prevention interventions. Based on an incentives-based HIV prevention trial in Tanzania, the longitudinal dataset in this paper allows the exploration of intended strategies for changing sexual behaviors and their results. The authors find that gender, intervention groups and new positive diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections can significantly predict the link between intent and action. The paper examines potential mediators of these relationships.
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Autor
Packel, Laura Dow, William H. de Walque, Damien Isdahl, Zachary Majura, Albert
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Data do documento
2012/03/01
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TIpo de documento
Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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No. do relatório
WPS5997
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Nº do volume
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Região
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Data de divulgação
2012/03/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Nome do documento
Sexual behavior change intentions and actions in the context of a randomized trial of a conditional cash transfer for HIV prevention in Tanzania
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Palavras-chave
behavior change;sexual behavior;risky sexual behavior;international labor organization;sexual risk behavior;test result;Demographic and Health Survey;international development research centre;Information, Education and Communication;Sexually Transmitted Infection;
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