Psychosocial factors predicting risky sexual behaviour among long distance truck drivers in Lagos,Nigeria |
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| Authors: | Abiodun Musbau Lawal Benjamin Oladapo Olley |
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| Institution: | 1. BSc Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology &2. PhD Clinical Psychology, Lecturer I, Department of Psychology, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria;3. PhD Clinical Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | Long distance truck drivers (LDTDs) have been identified as one of the groups at higher risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Understanding how certain social and psychological variables that have a strong theoretical basis contribute to sexual risk behaviour will guide in the implementation process of HIV risk-reduction intervention in the trucking population. In line with the conceptualisation of Information, Motivation and Behavioural skills model, we examined the extent that HIV knowledge, attitude towards condom use, peer support to condom use, perceived vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, and condom use self-efficacy will independently and jointly explain sexual risk behaviours of LDTDs in a haulage company in Lagos, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design was used and 154 drivers with ages ranging from 27 to 68 years (M?=?44.03, SD?=?8.82) completed copies of a questionnaire comprising demographics and measures of psychological variables. Psychological factors that included HIV knowledge, attitude towards condom use, perceived vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, peer support to condom use, and condom use self-efficacy significantly jointly predicted sexual risk behaviours (R2?=?.59, F(5, 148)?=?42.63; p?R2?=?.15, F(6, 147)?=?4.39; p?
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| Keywords: | risky sexual behaviour psychological factors social factors long distance truck drivers Nigeria |
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