Abstract:
The purpose of this correlational predictive research were to examine correlation between HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility, attitude toward condom use, condom use partner support, condom use self-efficacy, and condom use behavior and to identify predictive factors of condom use behavioral among Myanmar male workers. Subject were 259 Myanmar male workers in industrial factories, the upper southern region of Thailand. The instruments used to collect data consisted of seven parts: demographic form, HIV knowledge questionnaire, perceived susceptibility questionnaire, attitude toward condom use questionnaire, condom use partner support questionnaire, condom use self-efficacy questionnaire, and the condom use behavior questionnaire. The questionnaires were tested for their content validity by a panel of expert. Their Content Validity Index were .98, .84, .80, .84, .91, and .80, respectively. Their KR-20 and Cronbachs alpha coefficients were .86, .83, .76, .86, .93, and .85, respectively. Data were analyzed using bivariate correlation and stepwise multiple regression. The result revealed that: HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility, attitude toward condom use, and condom use self-efficacy were positively and significantly related to condom use behavior among Myanmar male workers in industrial factories, the upper southern region of Thailand (r = .945, r = .153, r = .185, r = .171, p < .05). Condom use partner support was not significantly related to condom use behavior among Myanmar male workers in industrial factories, the upper southern region of Thailand (r = -.040, p > .05). HIV knowledge (Beta = .94) and perceived susceptibility (Beta = .07) were significant predictors of condom use behavior among Myanmar male workers in industrial factories, the upper southern region of Thailand. Predictive variables accounted for 89% (AdjR2 = .89) of total variance in condom use behavior.