Basil George, Kerry Hampton, Malcolm Elliott
Effectiveness of an educational intervention on first-year nursing students' knowledge and confidence to perform basic life support: a quasi-experimental study
Contemporary nurse
womens ability negotiate safer sexual practices particularly condom use vital component hivstd prevention strategies genderbased power imbalances may constrain womens negotiation ability yet empirical studies tested hypothesis sexual relationship power constitutes key factor condom use negotiation investigation new measure sexual relationship power scale srps applied data collected 388 mostly latina women urban community health centre massachusetts women high levels relationship power five times likely women low levels report consistent condom use controlling sociodemographic psychosocial variables p 005 population attributable risk estimates indicate 52 lack consistent condom use among women attributed low sexual relationship power strong association sexual relationship power scale consistent condom use supports hypothesis relationship power plays key role safer sex decision making findings underscore importance including issue relationship power design implementation programmes promote sexual reproductive health well research investigating condom use hiv risk