Regularly drinking alcohol before sex in the United States: effects of relationship status and alcohol use disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drinking alcohol before sex increases the likelihood of engaging in sexual risk behaviors and risk for HIV infection. Relationship status (single versus partnered) and alcohol use disorders (AUD) are associated with each other and sexual risk behaviors, yet have not been examined as predictors of drinking alcohol before sex, using national data. This study examined whether relationship status and AUD increased the likelihood of regularly drinking alcohol before sex in a nationally representative sample.

Methods

The main and additive interaction effects of relationship status and AUD on regularly drinking alcohol before sex were analyzed among sexually active drinkers (N=17,491) from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NES

SUBMITTER: Thompson RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4110894 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature