Correlates and effects of information, motivation and behavioral skills on primary sexual abstinence among female university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

The findings indicate that the IMB model is a useful tool for identifying powerful determinants of sexual abstinence, which has potential implications for interventions aimed at enhancing specific information, motivation, and behavioral skills to promote sexual abstinence and reduce the risk of HIV/STI and unintended pregnancy among youth in settings with high HIV burdens.