AIDS
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Perpetration of partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among young men in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa.
To examine associations between the perpetration of intimate partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among young men in rural South Africa. ⋯ Young men who perpetrate partner violence engage in significantly higher levels of HIV risk behaviour than non-perpetrators, and more severe violence is associated with higher levels of risky behaviour. HIV prevention interventions must explicitly address the links between the perpetration of intimate partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among men, as well as the underlying gender and power dynamics that contribute to both.