Determinants of Zambian men's extra-marital sex: A multi-level analysis
Determinants of Zambian men's extra-marital sex: A multi-level analysis
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DOI：
10.1007/s10508-007-9243-7
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发表时间：
2008-08-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Benefo, Kofi D.
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作者：
Benefo, Kofi D.
随着学者们意识到婚外性行为在撒哈拉以南非洲和其他地方的性传播疾病的持续流行中所起的作用，对婚外性行为的研究兴趣也在增加。虽然大多数研究都将个人的社会经济和人口特征作为婚外性行为的决定因素，但本研究考察了社区特征所起的作用。本研究利用2003年赞比亚性行为调查的数据，对1118名年龄在15-59岁的男性样本进行了多层次逻辑回归分析，分析了社区、社会和人口特征对婚外性行为的影响，同时控制了男性个人层面的特征。研究发现，男性参与婚外性行为的情况因社区特点而异。男性参与婚外性行为的机会随着社区层面的种族异质性和城市化而增加，而在商业中心、男性人口过剩、卫生工作者积极参与艾滋病预防和大众媒体接触的社区则有所减少。这些结果表明，试图理解婚外性行为动机的学者必须注意个人和社区的特征。
Research interest in extra-marital sex has increased as scholars have become aware of its role in sustaining epidemics of STDs in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. While most research has used the socioeconomic and demographic features of individuals as determinants of extra-marital sexual behavior, this study examined the role played by community characteristics. Using data from the 2003 Zambian Sexual Behavior Survey for a sample of 1,118 men aged 15-59 and multilevel logistic regression techniques, the study analyzed the effects of community social and demographic characteristics on involvement in extra-marital sex while controlling for the men's individual-level characteristics. Men's involvement in extra-marital sex was found to vary with the characteristics of communities. The chances of men's involvement in extra-marital sex increased with community-level ethnic heterogeneity and urbanization, decreased in commercial centers, and in communities with a demographic surplus of males, health workers active in AIDS prevention, and access to the mass media. These results show that scholars trying to understand the motivations for extra-marital sex must pay attention to the characteristics of both individuals and communities.