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Objectives:

To examine associations between the perpetration of intimate partner violence and HIV risk behaviour among young men in rural South Africa.

Design:

An analysis of baseline data from men enrolling in a randomized controlled trial of the behavioural intervention, Stepping Stones.

Methods:

Structured interviews with 1275 sexually experienced men aged 15–26 years from 70 villages in the rural Eastern Cape. Participants were asked about the type, frequency, and timing of violence against female partners, as well as a range of questions about HIV risk behaviours.

Results:

A total of 31.8% of men reported the perpetration of physical or sexual violence against female main partners. Perpetration was correlated with higher numbers of past year and lifetime sexual partners, more recent intercourse, and a greater likelihood of reporting casual sex partners, problematic substance use, sexual assault of non …