TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between relationship characteristics, sexual health attitudes, and dual contraceptive use among young adult college students aged 18–24
AU - Casola, Allison R.
AU - Matson, Pamela A.
AU - Jones, Resa M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Thank you to Dr. Levent Dumenci for feedback on this paper. This work was partially supported by the Temple University College of Public Health [Visionary Research Fund, Fall 2017] and the Temple University Graduate School [Dissertation Completion Grant, Spring 2019].
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective Determine the relationship characteristics, sexual health attitudes, and demographic factors associated with dual contraceptive use among college students. Participants: September–October 2018 via campus email, we recruited College of Public Health students attending a large, urban, public university (N = 424). Methods: Respondents completed a cross-sectional, Web-based sexual health questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Multiple logistic regression models were run to determine the association between relationship characteristics, pregnancy and condom attitudes, demographics, and dual use the last time having sex. Results: In independent models, one-unit increase in trust (aOR = 0.982; 95% CI: 0.966–0.998) and commitment score (aOR = 0.987, 95% CI: 0.976–0.999) was inversely associated with dual use while sex with a casual date/acquaintance (aOR = 3.149; 95% CI: 1.550–6.397) was positively associated. In a fully adjusted model for all correlates, only trust score was significant (aOR = 0.982; 95% CI: 0.966, 0.998). Conclusions: Emotion-based constructs may be more influential on dual use behaviors than discrete relationship factors.
AB - Objective Determine the relationship characteristics, sexual health attitudes, and demographic factors associated with dual contraceptive use among college students. Participants: September–October 2018 via campus email, we recruited College of Public Health students attending a large, urban, public university (N = 424). Methods: Respondents completed a cross-sectional, Web-based sexual health questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Multiple logistic regression models were run to determine the association between relationship characteristics, pregnancy and condom attitudes, demographics, and dual use the last time having sex. Results: In independent models, one-unit increase in trust (aOR = 0.982; 95% CI: 0.966–0.998) and commitment score (aOR = 0.987, 95% CI: 0.976–0.999) was inversely associated with dual use while sex with a casual date/acquaintance (aOR = 3.149; 95% CI: 1.550–6.397) was positively associated. In a fully adjusted model for all correlates, only trust score was significant (aOR = 0.982; 95% CI: 0.966, 0.998). Conclusions: Emotion-based constructs may be more influential on dual use behaviors than discrete relationship factors.
KW - dual contraceptive use
KW - partner label
KW - partner trust
KW - sexual behavior
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2020.1751172
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2020.1751172
M3 - Article
C2 - 32529927
AN - SCOPUS:85087117818
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 70
SP - 314
EP - 324
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 1
ER -