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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 2/2007

01-03-2007 | Review Paper

Alcohol and Sexuality Research in the AIDS Era: Trends in Publication Activity, Target Populations and Research Design

Authors: Christian S. Hendershot, William H. George

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 2/2007

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Abstract

Research addressing relationships between alcohol and human sexuality has proliferated, due in part to efforts to characterize alcohol’s role in HIV risk behavior. This study provides a descriptive review of the alcohol–sexuality literature, using abstracts from 264 identified studies to estimate changes in publication activity, target populations, and the prevalence of HIV-related studies over time. We also examine methodological trends by estimating the prevalence of experimental vs. non-experimental studies. Findings show considerable increases in research activity and diversity of populations studied since the mid-1980’s and highlight the emergence of HIV-related studies as a focal point of alcohol–sexuality research efforts. Results also demonstrate a substantial decline in the proportion of studies utilizing experimental methods, in part because of frequent use of non-experimental approaches in studies of alcohol and HIV risk behavior. We discuss implications and review the role of experiments in evaluating causal relationships between alcohol and sexual risk behavior.
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Metadata
Title
Alcohol and Sexuality Research in the AIDS Era: Trends in Publication Activity, Target Populations and Research Design
Authors
Christian S. Hendershot
William H. George
Publication date
01-03-2007
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9130-6

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