       Document 0756
 DOCN  M9640756
 TI    Alcohol, sexual practices, and risk of AIDS among blacks, Hispanics, and
       whites.
 DT    9604
 AU    Caetano R; Hines AM; Alcohol Research Group, Western Consortium for
       Public Health,; Berkeley, California 94709-2176, USA.
 SO    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995 Dec 15;10(5):554-61.
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96142218
 AB    The association of alcohol consumption and unsafe sexual behavior known
       to increase the risk of HIV transmission was examined among blacks,
       Hispanics, and whites. Data were obtained from a 1990 general population
       survey on alcohol use that included questions on sexual behavior.
       Analyses examined sex and ethnic differences in patterns of sexual
       behavior and the influence of demographic factors and alcohol use on
       risky sexual behavior. Patterns of sexual behavior differed by ethnicity
       and sex, with black and Hispanic men reporting more frequent sexual
       intercourse and a greater number of sexual partners. Women who were
       single and heavier drinkers with a longer history of sexual activity and
       of Hispanic origin were more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior.
       Men who were younger, single, heavier drinkers, and less religious were
       more likely to engage in unsafe sex, with black men being most at risk.
       The association of alcohol with unsafe sexual behavior implies that
       combining AIDS education with interventions that aim at reducing levels
       of alcohol use might lead to more effective AIDS prevention programs
       among high-risk populations.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETHNOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Alcohol Drinking/*ETHNOLOGY
       Blacks  California/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female  Hispanic Americans  Human  Male
       Middle Age  Multivariate Analysis  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior/*ETHNOLOGY
       Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  Whites  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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