Individual and situational markers of condom use and sex with nonprimary partners among alcoholic inpatients: findings from the ATRISK Study. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1996. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Individual and situational markers of condom use and sex with nonprimary partners among alcoholic inpatients: findings from the ATRISK Study.

Health Psychol. 1996 May;15(3):185-92. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96336123
Scheidt DM; Windle M; Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo, New York, USA.; dscheidt@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu

Abstract: Alcoholics in treatment have demonstrated increased rates of HIV risk behavior and infection. This study explored individual and situational variables associated with HIV risk behaviors such as condom nonuse and sex with nonprimary partners reported during structured interviews of 802 male and female alcoholic inpatients. Logistic regression analyses indicated that person variables, sexual history variables, and situation variables were independently associated with sexual risk behavior in the most recent episode. Results of paired t tests revealed that participants who had engaged in sex with both primary and nonprimary partners during the previous 6 months reported significantly more frequent alcohol and condom use in situations involving sex with nonprimary partners. Prevention efforts need to target alcoholic inpatients as a group and, within this group, to focus on both high-risk individuals and high-risk situations.
Keywords: Adult Alcoholism/COMPLICATIONS/*PSYCHOLOGY Condoms/*UTILIZATION Female Human HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS/PSYCHOLOGY Logistic Models Male *Risk-Taking *Sex Behavior Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultalcoholism/complications/KWDpsychologycondoms/KWDutilizationfemalehumanhivinfections/complications/psychologylogisticmodelsmaleKWDrisk-takingKWDsexbehaviorsupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,pKWDhKWDsKWDjournalarticle
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