In:
AIDS Education and Prevention, Guilford Publications, Vol. 33, No. 5 ( 2021-10), p. 424-438
Abstract:
Associations between sexual risk behavior (SRB) and sexual violence perpetration (SVP) contribute to the intersecting HIV and sexual violence epidemics in South Africa. We examined SVP and SRB, and their potential correlates among South African boys (N = 80; ages 15–17). Fifty-one percent endorsed SVP in the past year; 61% engaged in past-3-month SRB. Whereas most unique correlates were socio-structural, family, or community factors, correlates shared across behaviors were behavior-specific social norm perceptions and cognitive factors. In final multivariate models, food insecurity and positive attitudes toward delaying sex were associated with SVP (odds ratios [ORs] = 3.05 and 0.37, respectively), and community violence exposure, gender equitable social norm perceptions, positive attitudes toward delaying sex, and intentions to obtain sexual consent were associated with SRBs (ORs = 1.56–1.57, 0.90–0.38, 0.58–0.60, respectively). Interventions to address HIV/sexual violence risk among adolescents in South Africa should be integrated and multilevel.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0899-9546
DOI:
10.1521/aeap.2021.33.5.424
Language:
English
Publisher:
Guilford Publications
Publication Date:
2021
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2053299-4
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