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Inebriation, drinking motivations and sexual risk taking among sexually transmitted disease clinic patients in St. Petersburg, Russia.

TitleInebriation, drinking motivations and sexual risk taking among sexually transmitted disease clinic patients in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsAbdala, Nadia, Lauretta E. Grau, Weihai Zhan, Alla V. Shaboltas, Roman V. Skochilov, Andrei P. Kozlov, and Tatiana V. Krasnoselskikh
JournalAIDS and behavior
Volume17
Issue3
Pagination1144-50
Date Published2013 Mar
ISSN1573-3254
KeywordsAdult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Intoxication, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Motivation, Questionnaires, Risk-Taking, Russia, Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Unsafe Sex, Young Adult
AbstractWe investigated whether inebriation was associated with having non-main partners and unprotected sex with non-main partners and whether drinking motivations were associated with sexual risk behaviors among patients attending an STD clinic in St Petersburg, Russia. A cross-sectional behavior survey was applied to 362 participants between 2008 and 2009. Multivariate logistic regression was used for analysis. At-risk drinking per Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) criteria (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.4-4.4) was independently associated with having non-main sexual partners. Inebriation (OR 3.2, 95% CI 1.3-8.1) but not at-risk drinking or drinking prior to sex was associated with unprotected sex with non-main partners. Among drinkers, the consumption of alcohol to facilitate sexual encounters (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.6-4.5) was associated with having non-main sexual partners. HIV prevention programs in Russia must address inebriation in addition to conventional patterns of problem drinking such as those measured by AUDIT-C and consider individuals' motivations to drink that lead to sexual risk taking.
DOI10.1007/s10461-011-0091-z
Alternate JournalAIDS Behav

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