PMID: 9437783Jan 23, 1998Paper

High-risk sexual behavior among drug users. The utility of a typology of alcohol variables

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A M Fenaughty, D G Fisher

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a typology of drug users based on alcohol use variables and then determine the utility of this typology for predicting high-risk sexual behavior, controlling for the personality traits of sensation seeking and risk proneness. A sample of 283 out-of-treatment drug users in Anchorage, Alaska, were interviewed regarding their alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, sensation seeking, and risk proneness. The sample was 66% male; 44% white, 26% black, and 24% Native American; had a median age of 36 years; and a median monthly income of $500 to $999. Cluster analyses of alcohol variables showed the presence of two clusters, one of which is characterized by relatively high alcohol consumption and early age of first alcohol use. This alcohol typology was significantly related to several sexual risk behaviors, including having sex with multiple partners without consistent condom use (chi 2(1) = 10.47, p < .01), having sex with an injection drug user (IDU) without consistent condom use (chi 2(1) = 4.87, p < .05), number of sex partners (t(281) = -2.16, p < .05), STD history (chi 2(1) = 7.86, p < .01), and having traded sex for drugs or money recently (chi 2(1) = 6.91, p < .01) or in one's lifetime ...Continue Reading

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