biostudies-literatureUnknown9(1)Phiri MSub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly Southern and East Africa, has the highest AIDS deaths and HIV-infected people in the world. Even though considerable effort has been made over the years to study HIV transmission risk behaviours of different population groups in SSA, there is little evidence of studies that have looked at pooled effects of associated HIV risk factors among men, particularly in Southern Africa. Thus, this study sought to fill this gap in knowledge by investigating the variations in HIV risk behaviours among men in the region. The study analysed cross-sectional data based on the most recent country Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for six countries, namely Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The study employed multivariate logistic regresHumanities & social sciences communications295https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9419142biostudies-literatureExamining differentials in HIV transmission risk behaviour and its associated factors among men in Southern African countries.PMC9419142Lemba MPhiri MKanyamuna VChomba CfalseExamining differentials in HIV transmission risk behaviour and its associated factors among men in Southern African countries.Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), particularly Southern and East Africa, has the highest AIDS deaths and HIV-infected people in the world. Even though considerable effort has been made over the years to study HIV transmission risk behaviours of different population groups in SSA, there is little evidence of studies that have looked at pooled effects of associated HIV risk factors among men, particularly in Southern Africa. Thus, this study sought to fill this gap in knowledge by investigating the variations in HIV risk behaviours among men in the region. The study analysed cross-sectional data based on the most recent country Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for six countries, namely Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The study employed multivariate logistic regres2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-26T13:49:02.9Z2025-04-06T14:18:35.714ZS-EPMC94191423606061510.1057/s41599-022-01312-3