Sexual assault, sexual risks and gender attitudes in a community sample of South African men

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the relationship between hostile attitudes toward women and sexual assault history among men.
• Analyzed community sample of men from a township in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Assessed attitudes regarding violence against women and masculine beliefs.
• Investigated correlation with reported sexual assault history.
• Hostile attitudes toward women significantly correlated with higher rates of sexual assault history.
• Men accepting violence against women were more likely to report sexual assault.
• Masculine ideologies are linked to increased sexual risk behaviors among men.