Carey Kate B, Senn Theresa E, Walsh Jennifer L, Scott-Sheldon Lori A J, Carey Michael P
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, School of Public Health, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2016 Jan;20 Suppl 1(0 1):S52-9. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1177-9.
This study tested the hypothesis that greater alcohol involvement will predict number of sexual partners to a greater extent for women than for men, and that the hypothesized sex-specific, alcohol-sexual partner associations will hold when controlling for alternative sex-linked explanations (i.e., depression and drug use). We recruited 508 patients (46 % female, 67 % African American) from a public sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic. Participants reported number of sexual partners, drinks per week, maximum drinks per day, frequency of heavy drinking; they also completed the AUDIT-C and a measure of alcohol problems. As expected, men reported more drinking and sexual partners. Also as expected, the association between alcohol use and number of partners was significant for women but not for men, and these associations were not explained by drug use or depression. A comprehensive prevention strategy for women attending STI clinics might include alcohol use reduction.
与男性相比，更多的酒精摄入在更大程度上能预测女性的性伴侣数量，并且在控制其他与性别相关的解释因素（即抑郁和药物使用）时，假设的性别特异性酒精与性伴侣关联依然成立。我们从一家公共性传播感染（STI）诊所招募了508名患者（46%为女性，67%为非裔美国人）。参与者报告了性伴侣数量、每周饮酒量、每日最大饮酒量、重度饮酒频率；他们还完成了酒精使用障碍识别测试简版（AUDIT-C）以及一项酒精问题测量。正如预期那样，男性报告的饮酒量和性伴侣数量更多。同样如预期的是，酒精使用与伴侣数量之间的关联对女性而言显著，但对男性不显著，并且这些关联无法由药物使用或抑郁来解释。针对前往性传播感染诊所就诊的女性的综合预防策略可能包括减少酒精使用。
