High risk sexual behavior and alcohol consumption among bar-going gay men. AIDS 1994 Sep;8(9):1321-4
Date
09/01/1994Pubmed ID
7802987DOI
10.1097/00002030-199409000-00016Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028146684 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 28 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether alcohol use prior to sexual behavior influenced the occurrence of unprotected anal intercourse among bar-going gay men.
METHODS: Anonymous AIDS behavioral risk surveys were administered to men entering gay bars in 16 cities on three nights in February 1993 in six states in the United States.
RESULTS: Of the 1519 men who completed the survey, 85% were current alcohol drinkers. Men who had unprotected anal intercourse after consuming alcohol drank more and reported more incidents of unprotected anal intercourse than men who had unprotected anal intercourse but not after drinking. Overall, unprotected anal intercourse occurred less frequently after alcohol consumption than without prior consumption.
CONCLUSIONS: This study found that heavy alcohol use and frequent high-risk sexual behavior occurred among the same individuals. However, we found no evidence for a causal link between alcohol use and unprotected sexual behavior in this sample of bar-going gay men.
Author List
Perry MJ, Solomon LJ, Winett RA, Kelly JA, Roffman RA, Desiderato LL, Kalichman SC, Sikkema KJ, Norman AD, Short BAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAlcohol Drinking
HIV Infections
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States