I don't use a condom (with my regular partner) because I know that I'm faithful, but with everyone else I do
The cultural and socioeconomic determinants of sexual partner concurrency in young South Africans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2177601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Kenyon (0000-0002-2557-8998, GF Jooste Hospital), Andrew Boulle (0000-0002-7713-8062, University of Cape Town), Motasim Badri (0000-0002-5268-6492, University of Cape Town), Valerie Asselman (GF Jooste Hospital) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 35-43 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1729-0376 • E-ISSN: 1813-4424 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17290376.2010.9724967 |
| PMID | 21409303 |
| OpenAlex | W2069062757 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 17 |
Finding ways to reduce the high rates of sexual partner concurrency is increasingly believed to be vital to controlling HIV spread in southern Africa. We describe the frequency and correlates of sexual partner concurrency in a representative sample of 3 324 young South Africans aged 14-25. Of the 2 468 individuals who were sexually active 21% had engaged in concurrent sexual partnerships. Multivariate analysis revealed that concurrency was more common with males, Africans, those who knew their partner had another partner, early age of sexual debut, four or more lifetime sexual partners, alcohol consumption, and self-perception of being at high risk for acquisition of HIV. If the respondent's partner knew his or her friends (termed high structural embeddedness) this was associated with a 52% reduction in concurrency rates. There are significant differences in both the rates of concurrency and the risk factors underpinning these in the different racial/ethnic groups. Analysis of these underlying determinants suggests that cultural rather than socioeconomic factors predominate, which has important implications for the design and targeting of prevention efforts
Concurrency · Condom · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Gonorrhea · Political science · Population · Respondent · Sexual partner · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Syphilis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |