Table 4.
Association Between Being Older (Age 50 and older, n = 95), and Disclosure Behavior, Attitude and Intention, and Self-Efficacy for Condom Use, Disclosure, and Negotiation of Safer Sex Practices using Mean Scores
| Compared to 18–34 (n = 92) | Compared to 35–49 (n = 151) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures | β | 95% CI | Adjusted βa | Adjusted 95% CIa | β | 95% CI | Adjusted βa | Adjusted 95% CIa |
| Disclosure behavior | −0.28 | −0.69, 0.14 | −0.51 | −1.09, 0.07 | −0.26 | −0.64, 0.12 | −0.22 | −0.62, 0.17 |
| Disclosure attitude | −0.23 | −0.41, −0.06 | −0.19 | −0.43, 0.05 | −0.12 | −0.28, 0.04 | −0.06 | −0.22, 0.10 |
| Disclosure intention | −0.24 | −0.41, −0.06 | −0.09 | −0.35, 0.16 | −0.08 | −0.24, 0.08 | −0.01 | −0.18, 0.15 |
| Self-efficacy for condom use | −0.25 | −0.41, −0.08 | −0.15 | −0.38, 0.08 | −0.09 | −0.26, 0.07 | −0.07 | −0.24, 0.10 |
| Self-efficacy for disclosure | 0.07 | −0.18, 0.32 | 0.07 | −0.27, 0.41 | −0.11 | −0.33, 0.11 | −0.09 | −0.31, 0.13 |
| Self-efficacy for negotiationb | −0.22 | −0.41, −0.03 | −0.27 | −0.52, −0.01 | −0.10 | −0.27, 0.08 | −0.11 | −0.29, 0.07 |
Adjusted for time since diagnosis and number of sexual partners in the past 30 days.
Self-efficacy for negotiation of safer sex practices.
β estimates and 95% CIs in bold are statistically significant at p < 0.05.