Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2012 Aug;16(6):1597-604. doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-0013-0.
This study investigates whether age at first alcoholic drink is associated with sexual risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who are sexual partners of IDUs in St. Petersburg, Russia. A path analysis was used to test a model of age at first drink, age at sexual debut, age at first drug use, current substance use patterns and current sexual risk behaviors among 558 participants. Results revealed that age at first drink had an effect on multiple sex partners through age at sexual debut and injection drug use, but no effect on unprotected sex. Age at first drug use was not related to sexual risk behaviors. Investigation of age of drinking onset may provide useful information for programs to reduce sexual risk behaviors and injection drug use. Different paths leading to unprotected sex and multiple sexual partners call for different approaches to reduce sexual risk behaviors among this population.
本研究旨在探讨首次饮酒年龄是否与俄罗斯圣彼得堡注射吸毒者（IDU）及其 IDU 性伴侣中的非 IDU 发生性行为风险行为有关。采用路径分析方法检验了 558 名参与者中首次饮酒年龄、首次性行为年龄、首次吸毒年龄、当前物质使用模式和当前性行为风险行为之间的模型。结果表明，首次饮酒年龄通过首次性行为年龄和注射吸毒对多个性伴侣产生影响，但对无保护性行为没有影响。首次吸毒年龄与性行为风险行为无关。对饮酒起始年龄的调查可能为减少性行为风险行为和注射吸毒的项目提供有用信息。导致无保护性行为和多个性伴侣的不同途径需要采取不同的方法来减少该人群中的性行为风险行为。
