TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender attitudes, sexual power, HIV risk
T2 - A model for understanding HIV risk behavior of South African men
AU - Kaufman, Michelle R.
AU - Shefer, Tamara
AU - Crawford, Mary
AU - Simbayi, Leickness C.
AU - Kalichman, Seth C.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - The Gender Attitudes-Power-Risk (GAPR) model of HIV risk behavior was tested using survey data collected from among 309 men who were attending STI services in a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. Results showed that negative attitudes towards women were significantly positively associated with a high level of HIV risk behavior, and that endorsement of traditional male roles was negatively associated with HIV risk behavior. Endorsement of traditional male gender roles was also inversely related to relationship control but positively to a high degree of decision-making dominance in one's relationship. Sexual relationship power did not significantly mediate the relationships between gender attitudes and HIV risk behavior. A better understanding of gender roles and ideologies in combination with one's power in sexual relationships as they relate to HIV risk behavior among men could better inform future HIV prevention interventions.
AB - The Gender Attitudes-Power-Risk (GAPR) model of HIV risk behavior was tested using survey data collected from among 309 men who were attending STI services in a primary health care clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. Results showed that negative attitudes towards women were significantly positively associated with a high level of HIV risk behavior, and that endorsement of traditional male roles was negatively associated with HIV risk behavior. Endorsement of traditional male gender roles was also inversely related to relationship control but positively to a high degree of decision-making dominance in one's relationship. Sexual relationship power did not significantly mediate the relationships between gender attitudes and HIV risk behavior. A better understanding of gender roles and ideologies in combination with one's power in sexual relationships as they relate to HIV risk behavior among men could better inform future HIV prevention interventions.
KW - Gender
KW - Masculinity
KW - Sexual relationship power
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=43249114317&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=43249114317&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09540120701867057
DO - 10.1080/09540120701867057
M3 - Article
C2 - 18449820
AN - SCOPUS:43249114317
SN - 0954-0121
VL - 20
SP - 434
EP - 441
JO - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
JF - AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
IS - 4
ER -