USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIOR IN ADOLESCENTS

This study investigated the relationship between the use of illicit drugs and sexual-risk-behavior in a sample of students aged 14 to 21 years at a public high school in São Paulo in 1997. A total of 689 useable questionnaires documented the sample in consumption of psychoactive substances and sexua...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Substance use & misuse 2002-01, Vol.37 (3), p.381-398
Hauptverfasser:	Scivoletto, Sandra, Tsuji, Robinson Koji, Najjar Abdo, Carmita Helena, de Queiroz, Sueli, de Andrade, Arthur Guerra, Gattaz, Wagner Farid
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Adolescents Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Alcohol Abuse Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Brazil Brazil - epidemiology Drug Abuse Drug addiction Drug use Female High School Students High schools Humans Male Marijuana Medical sciences Miscellaneous Predictors Prevention Prevention and actions Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Risk taking Sao Paulo Sao Paulo, Brazil Sexual Behavior Sexual Behavior - psychology Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data Sexual behaviour Sexual Intercourse Sexually transmitted diseases Students Substance abuse Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Venereal Diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	This study investigated the relationship between the use of illicit drugs and sexual-risk-behavior in a sample of students aged 14 to 21 years at a public high school in São Paulo in 1997. A total of 689 useable questionnaires documented the sample in consumption of psychoactive substances and sexual behavior. Sexual behavior of drug users and non-users was compared regarding history of complete sexual intercourse, age at first sexual intercourse, use of condoms, sexual intercourse with sex workers, and prostitution. Drug users (N = 366) presented a higher frequency of complete sexual intercourse (80.8% of users versus 53.5% of non-users), (N = 323, p
ISSN:	1082-6084 1532-2491
DOI:	10.1081/JA-120002484