HIV/AIDS risks among men and women who drink at informal alcohol serving establishments (shebeens) in Cape Town, South Africa
SOURCE: Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.C.Kalichman, L.C.Simbayi, R.Vermaak, S.Jooste, D.Cain
KEYWORDS: CAPE TOWN, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, HIV/AIDS, RISK BEHAVIOUR, SHEBEENS
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5134
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5549
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5549
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2008
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.C.Kalichman, L.C.Simbayi, R.Vermaak, S.Jooste, D.Cain
KEYWORDS: CAPE TOWN, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, HIV/AIDS, RISK BEHAVIOUR, SHEBEENS
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 5134
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/5549
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/5549
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Abstract
HIV/AIDS is devastating southern Africa and the spread of HIV is fueled in some populations by alcohol use. Alcohol serving establishments, such as informal drinking places or shebeens, often serve as high-risk venues for HIV transmission. The current study examined the HIV risks of men (N=91) and women (N=248) recruited from four shebeens in a racially integrating township in Cape Town South Africa. Participants completed confidential measures of demographic characteristics, HIV risk history, alcohol and drug use, and HIV risk behaviors. Comparisons of 94 (28%) participants who reported meeting sex partners at shebeens to the remaining sample of shebeen goers, controlling for potential confounds, demonstrated a pattern of higher risk for HIV infection among persons who met sex partners at shebeens. Few differences, however, were observed between men (N=47) and women (N=47) who had met sex partners at shebeens, suggesting greater gender similarities than gender differences in this important subpopulation. These results indicate an urgent need for multi-level HIV prevention interventions targeting shebeens and the men and women who drink in these settings.-
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