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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Perpetration of partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among young men in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
AIDS, Volume 20, No. 16, Year 2006
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OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between the perpetration of intimate partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among young men in rural South Africa. DESIGN: An analysis of baseline data from men enrolling in a randomized controlled trial of the behavioural intervention, Stepping Stones. METHODS: Structured interviews with 1275 sexually experienced men aged 15-26 years from 70 villages in the rural Eastern Cape. Participants were asked about the type, frequency, and timing of violence against female partners, as well as a range of questions about HIV risk behaviours. RESULTS: A total of 31.8% of men reported the perpetration of physical or sexual violence against female main partners. Perpetration was correlated with higher numbers of past year and lifetime sexual partners, more recent intercourse, and a greater likelihood of reporting casual sex partners, problematic substance use, sexual assault of non-partners, and transactional sex. Men who reported both physical and sexual violence against a partner, perpetration both before and within the past 12 months, or more than one episode of perpetration reported significantly higher levels of HIV risk behaviour than men who reported less severe or less frequent perpetration of violence. CONCLUSION: Young men who perpetrate partner violence engage in significantly higher levels of HIV risk behaviour than non-perpetrators, and more severe violence is associated with higher levels of risky behaviour. HIV prevention interventions must explicitly address the links between the perpetration of intimate partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among men, as well as the underlying gender and power dynamics that contribute to both. © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dunkle, Kristin L.
United States, Atlanta
Emory University
South Africa, Pretoria
Gender and Health Research Unit
United States, Atlanta
Rollins School of Public Health
Jewkes, R. K.
South Africa, Pretoria
Gender and Health Research Unit
Nduna, Mzikazi
South Africa, Pretoria
Management Sciences for Health
Levin, Jonathan B.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Jama, Nwabisa
South Africa, Pretoria
Gender and Health Research Unit
Khuzwayo, Nelisiwe Sibonelo
South Africa, Pretoria
Gender and Health Research Unit
Koss, Mary P.
United States, Tucson
The University of Arizona
Duvvury, Nata
United States, Washington, D.c.
Institute for Research on Women's Health
Statistics
Citations: 340
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01.aids.0000247582.00826.52
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Male
Female