sensitivity; most parents wanted to delay
sexual discussions with their children until they thought them old enough to learn
and they usually focused on intention to
study and being a good child (Tipwareerom, 2010).
The findings indicate adolescent
boys who completed the interventions
based on the IMB model had improvement in condom use skills, self-efficacy
(ie, delaying sex, refusal skills, and skills
in condom use) and comfort in discussing
sex with their parents. Correct condom
use is a main sexual topic boys want to
learn about when they become teenagers
because they are curious about intimate
relationships (Huebner, 2000). In our
program, most of the boys paid attention
to learning about condom use because
they added this topic to the program and
wanted to practice skills of condom use at
least 2 more times. Accordingly, condom
use skill improved.
Self-efficacy, involved the ability
to delay sexual intercourse, to refuse to
engage in risky behavior, and to use condoms correctly. The efficacy of the prevention program (eg, discussion in a real situation and role-playing about the negative
effects of early sexual intercourse) raised
their awareness and confidence in preventing risky behavior (Aarons et al, 2000).