Carter Marion W, Kraft Joan Marie, Koppenhaver Todd, Galavotti Christine, Roels Thierry H, Kilmarx Peter H, Fidzani Boga
The BOTUSA Project, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Plot 5348 Ditlhakore Way, Extension 12, PO Box 90, Gaborone, Botswana.
AIDS Behav. 2007 Nov;11(6):822-30. doi: 10.1007/s10461-006-9203-6. Epub 2007 Feb 13.
To inform efforts to curb HIV in Botswana, we describe sexual concurrency and related norms and behaviors among a sample of 807 Batswana age 15-49 years who participated in a 2003 population-based survey. Of 546 sexually active respondents, 23% reported ever having a concurrent sexual partnership with any of the last three partners from the last 12 months. Multivariate analysis found that men and youth (age <25 years), and non-religious people were more likely than their respective counterparts to report concurrency. Respondents reporting concurrency were more likely than those not, to have norms that support multiple partnerships and report low self-efficacy to be faithful to one partner. However, a majority of both groups reported believing that fidelity is important and that they would be looked down upon by family and friends if discovered to have multiple partnerships. The findings suggest that concurrency in Botswana is not uncommon, and yet may not be generally acceptable.
为了为博茨瓦纳遏制艾滋病毒的工作提供信息，我们描述了参与2003年一项基于人口的调查的807名15至49岁博茨瓦纳人的性伴侣重叠情况以及相关规范和行为。在546名有性行为的受访者中，23%报告在过去12个月里曾与最后三个伴侣中的任何一个有过性伴侣重叠关系。多变量分析发现，男性和年轻人（年龄<25岁）以及非宗教人士比各自的对照组更有可能报告性伴侣重叠情况。报告有性伴侣重叠情况的受访者比没有报告的受访者更有可能持有支持多个性伴侣的规范，并且报告对忠于一个伴侣的自我效能感较低。然而，两组中的大多数人都报告说认为忠诚很重要，并且如果被发现有多个性伴侣会被家人和朋友看不起。研究结果表明，性伴侣重叠在博茨瓦纳并不罕见，但可能并不普遍被接受。
