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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 1/2016

01-01-2016 | Original Paper

Alcohol Use Predicts Number of Sexual Partners for Female but not Male STI Clinic Patients

Authors: Kate B. Carey, Theresa E. Senn, Jennifer L. Walsh, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, Michael P. Carey

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

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. Participants reported number of sexual partners, drinks per week, maximum drinks per day, frequency of heavy drinking; they also completed the AUDIT-C and a measure of alcohol problems. 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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Metadata
Title
Alcohol Use Predicts Number of Sexual Partners for Female but not Male STI Clinic Patients
Authors
Kate B. Carey
Theresa E. Senn
Jennifer L. Walsh
Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon
Michael P. Carey
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1177-9

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