Standerwick K, Davies C, Tucker L, Sheron Nick
School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Int J STD AIDS. 2007 Dec;18(12):810-3. doi: 10.1258/095646207782717027.
Associations between sexual risk and alcohol consumption may be self-evident but have eluded detailed examination in the UK. A cohort of 520 genitourinary (GU) medicine clinic attenders in the south of England were given a detailed questionnaire and compared with a matched cohort from the General Household Survey (GHS). Clinic attenders binged heavily--a median of 13 units on a usual night and 26 on a 'heavy' night, compared with six units in the GHS cohort. In all, 86% of clinic attenders exceeded the UK government 'binge drinking' level of six units, and 32% of subjects thought that alcohol played a role in their clinic attendance. A total of 77% had been drinking before sex with a new partner; of these, 65% were usually or occasionally very drunk. Binge drinking was increased in the 29% diagnosed with a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (P < 0.003). Of the women, 19% reported an unwanted pregnancy, with 28% drinking beforehand.
性风险与酒精消费之间的关联可能不言而喻，但在英国尚未得到详细研究。对英格兰南部520名泌尿生殖医学诊所就诊者进行了问卷调查，并与一般家庭调查（GHS）中的匹配队列进行比较。诊所就诊者大量酗酒——平常夜晚的饮酒量中位数为13个单位，“重度”夜晚为26个单位，而GHS队列中的这一数字为6个单位。总体而言，86%的诊所就诊者超过了英国政府规定的6个单位的“暴饮”水平，32%的受试者认为饮酒与他们前往诊所就诊有关。共有77%的人在与新伴侣发生性行为前饮酒；其中，65%的人通常或偶尔会喝得酩酊大醉。在被诊断患有细菌性性传播感染的人群中，29%的人暴饮情况有所增加（P < 0.003）。在女性中，19%报告有意外怀孕情况，其中28%在怀孕前饮酒。
