HIV/AIDS risks among South African men who report sexually assaulting women.
OBJECTIVE
To examine HIV risks among South African men who report having been sexually assaultive.


METHODS
Men (N = 412) in Cape Town completed anonymous surveys.


RESULTS
Twenty-three percent reported a history of sexual assault. Men who had been sexually assaultive were younger, reported more sex partners, were more likely to have a history of genital ulcers, and more likely to have exchanged money for sex. Sexually assaultive men were also more likely to endorse rape myths.


CONCLUSIONS
Interventions that target men as the agents of change in reducing sexual assaults and HIV transmission are urgently needed.
Simbayi
Leickness C
LC
Behavioural and Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Kalichman
Seth C
SC
Jooste
Sean
S
Mathiti
Vuyisile
V
Cain
Demetria
D
Cherry
Charsey
C
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011902:Rape / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology