EXAMINING MOTIVATION TO USE CONDOMS IN GHANA USING THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic with over sixty percent (60%) of the world's 34.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS residing in this part of the world. Despite of the promotion of condom use, the problem of systematic low condom use still remains in the sub region. The purpose of this study is to examine motivations to condoms use in Ghana using the theory of planned behavior.

By analyzing data from the Data 2011 Barriers to Condom Use Survey which was administered nationwide in Ghana. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the main effects model, was able to explain 32.3% of the variation in motivation to use condoms (R2 = 0.323).

It also supported the hypothesis that participants' attitudes toward condom use, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control are positively related to their motivation to use a condom during sex.