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The correlation between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviours among people living with HIV/AIDS |
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| Authors: | Gemechu B. Gerbi Tsegaye Habtemariam Berhanu Tameru David Nganwa Vinaida Robnett |
| Affiliation: | 1. Center for Computational Epidemiology, Bioinformatics and Risk Analysis (CCEBRA), College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health (CVMNAH), Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.A.gbeyene@Tuskegee.edu;3. Center for Computational Epidemiology, Bioinformatics and Risk Analysis (CCEBRA), College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health (CVMNAH), Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | The objectives of this study were to determine if significant correlation exists between drinking any alcoholic beverage and risky sex among 326 AIDS patients. Participants completed anonymous surveys. The result of the regression and Pearson correlation analyses revealed a significant positive correlation between drinking alcohol before sex and frequency of condom use (p<0.0001). The number of sex partners respondents reported was also correlated with the frequency of alcohol use (p = 0.003). The result shows that the quantity of alcohol consumption was correlated with two indicators of risky sex: having multiple sexual partners (p<0.0001) and having sexual intercourse without a condom (p<0.001). Interventions are that integrate HIV risk reduction with alcohol risk reduction is very useful to minimize the risk of new HIV infections and/or manage existing infections. |
| Keywords: | Alcohol risky sexual behaviours HIV/AIDS |