Pandey Arvind, Mishra Ram Manohar, Reddy Dandu Cs, Thomas Mariamma, Sahu Damodar, Bharadwaj Deepak
National Institute of Medical Statistics, Indian Council of Medical Research, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Ex-NPO (HIV/AIDS), World Health Organization, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2012 Apr;37(2):95-100. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.96094.
Alcohol use has been found to correlate with risky sexual behavior as well as with sexually transmitted infections (STI) among populations with high-risk behavior in India.
To examine the correlates of alcohol use and its association with STI among adult men in India.
Data from a national representative large-scale household sample survey in the country were used. It included information on sociodemographic characteristics and alcohol use as a part of substance use. Clinical as well laboratory testing was done to ascertain the STI.
The overall STI prevalence among adult males was found to be 2.5% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.9-3.1). Over 26% adult men were found to have been using alcohol in the study population. It was higher among men who were illiterate and unskilled industrial workers/drivers. The men who consumed alcohol had higher prevalence of STI (3.6%; 95% CI: 2.9-5.1) than those who did not consume alcohol (2.1%; 95% CI: 1.5-2.6). The degree of association between alcoholism and STI was slightly reduced after adjusting for various sociodemographic characteristics (adjusted odds ratio: 1.5; 95% CI: 0.9-2.3; P=0.06).
The findings of present study suggest integrating alcohol risk reduction into STI/HIV prevention programmes.
在印度有高危行为的人群中，已发现饮酒与危险性行为以及性传播感染（STI）相关。
研究印度成年男性饮酒的相关因素及其与性传播感染的关联。
使用了该国具有全国代表性的大规模家庭样本调查数据。其中包括社会人口学特征信息以及作为物质使用一部分的饮酒情况。进行了临床和实验室检测以确定性传播感染。
成年男性中性传播感染的总体患病率为2.5%（95%置信区间（CI）：1.9 - 3.1）。在研究人群中，发现超过26%的成年男性饮酒。在文盲以及非技术产业工人/司机中饮酒率更高。饮酒男性的性传播感染患病率（3.6%；95% CI：2.9 - 5.1）高于不饮酒男性（2.1%；95% CI：1.5 - 2.6）。在对各种社会人口学特征进行调整后，酗酒与性传播感染之间的关联程度略有降低（调整后的优势比：1.5；95% CI：0.9 - 2.3；P = 0.06）。
本研究结果表明，应将降低酒精风险纳入性传播感染/艾滋病预防项目。
