This study tested the hypothesis that greater alcohol involvement will predict number of sexual partners to a greater extent for women than for men, and that the hypothesized sex-specific, alcohol-sexual partner associations will hold when controlling for alternative sex-linked explanations (i.e., depression and drug use). We recruited 508 patients (46% female, 67% African American) from a public sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic.
...As expected, men reported more drinking and sexual partners. Also as expected, the association between alcohol use and number of partners was significant for women but not for men, and these associations were not explained by drug use or depression.
A comprehensive prevention strategy for women attending STI clinics might include alcohol use reduction.
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By: Carey KB1, Senn TE, Walsh JL, Scott-Sheldon LA, Carey MP.
1Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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