TITLE

MULTIPLE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG SOUTH AFRICAN MEN

PUB. DATE

December 2003

SOURCE

International Family Planning Perspectives;Dec2003, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p157

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports that factors which predict whether men have more than one partner include perceptions about gender norms regarding sexual behavior. Study of sexual attitudes and practices among male attendees at sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Cape Town, South Africa; Logistic regression analysis; Association of having more than one partner with being younger than 26, having an STI history, and having negative attitudes toward condom use.

ACCESSION #

11693504

Tags: MAN-woman relationships;  MEN;  LOGISTIC regression analysis;  HUMAN sexuality;  SEXUALLY transmitted diseases;  CONDOMS

 

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