title: The psychosocial determinants of the intention to reduce the number of sexual partners among recent traditionally initiated and circumcized men in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
abstract: This study focuses on the factors associated with the intention to reduce the number of sexual partners. An individual face-to-face interview was used to collect data amongst 2337 traditionally initiated and circumcized men in the rural areas of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. About 55.5% reported having a main sexual partner and of those 41.4% indicated having other sexual partners. The strongest association with intention was found for self-efficacy towards having one sexual partner, which accounted for almost 49% of the variance. These findings provide specific information for the development of a focused cultural sensitive STI/HIV prevention programme in sexually active young men, which can be integrated into the initiation and health education practices.
authors: Medical Research Council, Health Promotion Research & Development Unit, Tygerberg, South Africa. anam.nyembezi@mrc.ac.za
authors: Anam
authors: A
authors: Nyembezi
authors: Itumeleng
authors: I
authors: Funani
authors: Sibusiso
authors: S
authors: Sifunda
authors: Robert A C
authors: RA
authors: Ruiter
authors: Bart
authors: B
authors: van den Borne
authors: Priscilla
authors: P
authors: Reddy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013019:South Africa; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult