ArticlePloS one2012
Condom negotiation, HIV testing, and HIV risks among women from alcohol serving venues in Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Adapting an evidence-based HIV behavioral intervention for South African couples.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2015Trial
- Breaking barriers: predictors of condom use negotiation among adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of HIV testing-seeking behaviors among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: analysis of the 2022 Demographic and health survey.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
- Differences in Access to HIV Services and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Malawian Women at Social Venues Who Do and Do Not Engage in Sex Work.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Sustained High HIV Incidence in Young Women in Southern Africa: Social, Behavioral, and Structural Factors and Emerging Intervention Approaches.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2015Review
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- Gender equality and education: Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among married women in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.AIDS care · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen in South Africa are at particularly high-risk for HIV infection and are dependent on their male partners' use of condoms for sexual risk reduction. However, many women are afraid to discuss condoms with male partners, placing them at higher risk of HIV infection. PURPOSE: To examine the association between fear of condom negotiation with HIV testing and transmission risk behaviors, including alcohol use and sexual risks among South African women.
methodWomen (N = 1333) residing in a primarily Xhosa-speaking African township in Cape Town and attending informal alcohol-serving venues (shebeens) completed anonymous surveys. Logistic regression was used to test the hypothesis that fear of condom negotiation would be associated with increased risk for HIV.
resultsCompared to women who did not fear condom negotiation, those who did were significantly less likely to have been tested for HIV, were more likely to have experienced relationship abuse, and to report more alcohol use and more unprotected sex.
conclusionsFor women in South Africa, fear of condom negotiation is related to higher risk of HIV. HIV prevention efforts, including targeted HIV counseling and testing, must directly address gender issues.
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