Preventing HIV Transmission in Chinese Internal Migrants: A Behavioral Approach

Table 2

Sociopsychological and environmental determinants of condom use and their performances of importance and changeability among Chinese internal migrants.

Determinants	Importance		Changeability		Determinants	Importance		Changeability
Personal cognition and capability	Median	IQD	Median	IQD	Environmental condition	Median	IQD	Median	IQD
Socioeconomic status					Social norm
(1) Financial reasons	4	1	3	0	(15) Peer pressure	4	1	3.5	1
Knowledge					(16) Role models	4	1	4	1
(2) Knowledge of HIV/STD	4	1	4	1	(17) Social support	4	1	3.5	1
(3) Knowledge of safe sex behavior	4	1	4	1	Environmental feasibility
(4) Knowledge of condom use	4	1	4	1	(18) Inconvenience to carry condoms	4	1	4	1
Attitudes					(19) Access to sexual health services	3	1	4	1
(5) Attitude from sex partner	5	1	4	1
(6) Own attitude towards condom use	5	1	4	1
(7) Beliefs on ease of use of condoms	4	1	4	1
(8) Use of condom feeling during sex	4	1	4	1
(9) Risk perception	4	1	4	1
(10)Extent of familiarity	4	1	4	0.5
Self-efficacy
(11) Confidence on the use of condom	4	1	4	1
(12) Embarrassed to pick up free condoms	3	1	4	1
(13) Unaware that free condoms are available	4	1	4	0.75
Skills
(14) Open communication with partner	4	0.5	4	1

Note: : number of determinants; IQD: interquartile deviation; the panelists score in a 5-point Likert scale, 1 = Very low; 2 = Low; 3 = Neutral; 4 = High; 5 = Very high.