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How can psychological theory help to promote condom use in sub-Saharan African developing countries?

Tudor Wing The Hillingdon Hospital Pield Heath Road Uxbridge UB4 3NN Middlesex

Condom use for HIV prevention has been very inconsistent in most sub-Saharan African countries. Studies from around the continent report that knowledge about HIV transmission is variable and seems to be related to gender, socioeconomic and educational status. There is a large body of psychological knowledge about HIV prevention which has been applied to condom promotion campaigns in developed countries. These approaches to condom promotion, based on formal theory, have not been used on a wide scale in African countries and this paper explores ways in which psychological theory might be appropriately applied in a situation of high HIV prevalence.

Key Words: Condoms • developing African countries • health promotion • HIV/AIDS • psychological theory

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