TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between ethnic identity and sexual coercion among young men in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
AU - Nyembezi, A.
AU - Resnicow, K.
AU - James, S.
AU - Funani, I.
AU - Sifunda, S.
AU - Ruiter, R.
AU - van den Borne, B.
AU - Sanders-Phillips, K.
AU - Reddy, P.
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Sexual coercion by males poses important ethical, legal and public health challenges. Individual face-to-face structured interviews were conducted among 1656 men who had undergone male initiation and circumcision in rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. Overall, 8.4 per cent of the participants reported ever having forced someone to have sex. Logistic regression adjusting for age, working status, education level and nation of origin showed that participants that expressed high cultural affiliation were significantly less likely to sexually coerce someone. The findings suggest that emphasizing cultural commitment may reduce sexual coercion, though findings need to be replicated.
AB - Sexual coercion by males poses important ethical, legal and public health challenges. Individual face-to-face structured interviews were conducted among 1656 men who had undergone male initiation and circumcision in rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province. Overall, 8.4 per cent of the participants reported ever having forced someone to have sex. Logistic regression adjusting for age, working status, education level and nation of origin showed that participants that expressed high cultural affiliation were significantly less likely to sexually coerce someone. The findings suggest that emphasizing cultural commitment may reduce sexual coercion, though findings need to be replicated.
U2 - 10.1177/1359105311431174
DO - 10.1177/1359105311431174
M3 - Article
C2 - 22147060
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 17
SP - 1089
EP - 1094
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 7
ER -