Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to examine the effect of changing adolescent's attitude program on intention to use condoms in male students. Sex education process from Carter-Jessop, Franklin, Health, Jimenez-Irizarry, and Peace's study (2000) which applied the Social Cognitive Learning Theory (Bandura, 1995) and related literature was used as a conceptual framework to develop the program. The participants were 60 freshmen male students who were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group, 30 each. The experimental group received changing attitude program, while the control group received usual knowledge about sexual health and condom use. The intervention developed by a researcher consisted of 4 steps: 1) giving information by computer assisted instruction 2) social skill development and self control 3) skill building, and 4) peer support which was implemented in 2 hours for 3 consecutive weeks. Media used in the program included computer assisted instruction, VCD and a manual for a researcher. The intervention was reviewed for content validity by a panel of experts. Knowledge on STDs, AIDS and pregnancy (KR= .84), perceived benefits of using condoms (?= .82) and perceived barrier to condom use (?= .79) was measured to monitor the intervention effect. Intention to use condom questionnaire was used to collect the data. It demonstrated acceptable reliability with Cronbach's alpha at .74. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, dependent t-test and independent t-test. Major findings were as follow: 1. The mean score of intention to use condoms after participating in the changing attitude program was significantly higher than before participating in the program (p<.001). 2. The mean score of intention to use condoms after participating in the program of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<.001).