Influences on safe sex decision making in young women

This thesis is presented in three parts. Part one is a literature review in which the empirical literature that has investigated the determinants of condom use in adolescents is reviewed and discussed in relation to the Extended Parallel Processing Model. Part two presents the qualitative empirical paper, which explores influences on the decision making process around safe sex in young women. Part three represents a critical appraisal of the study undertaken. It contains reflections on the research process and evaluates the study in the light of good practice guidelines for qualitative research.