Cox's interaction model of client health behavior was used as an organizing framework to describe the demographic characteristics, motivation, problem‐solving, self‐esteem, and sexual risk behaviors among urban women of childbearing age (N= 125; average age = 32 years). Eighty‐five percent of the women were African American. Sexual risk behaviors were defined as more than one sex partner and not using a condom. Eight women were at the highest risk in that they reported having more than one sex partner and not using condoms. Participants reported low self‐esteem, intrinsic motivation, and adequate problem‐solving abilities. Motivation scores were significantly different based on number of sex partners (t= 2.26,p= .03). Women with more than one partner had lower scores compared to women with only one partner. There was a significant variation in reported self‐esteem among women who used condoms (t= 2.36;p= .22). Women who did not use condoms reported lower self‐esteem than women who said that they
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