Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behavior in an Aging Population in Rural South Africa

Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Risk Behavior in an Aging Population in Rural South Africa

We sought to characterize the relationship between alcohol consumption and sexual risk-taking in an aging population in rural South Africa. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using baseline data from the Health and Ageing in Africa: a Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community (HAALSI) cohort....

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Veröffentlicht in:AIDS and behavior 2021-07, Vol.25 (7), p.2023-2032
Hauptverfasser: de Vlieg, Rebecca A., van Empel, Eva, Montana, Livia, Xavier Gómez-Olivé, F., Kahn, Kathleen, Tollman, Stephen, Berkman, Lisa, Bärnighausen, Till W., Manne-Goehler, Jennifer
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Adults
Aged
Aging
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Alcohols
Consumption
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease transmission
Drinking behavior
Health behavior
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Longitudinal Studies
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Older people
Original Paper
Public Health
Risk
Risk behavior
Risk taking
Rural areas
Rural Population
Sex
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Sexually transmitted diseases
South Africa - epidemiology
STD
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Zusammenfassung:We sought to characterize the relationship between alcohol consumption and sexual risk-taking in an aging population in rural South Africa. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using baseline data from the Health and Ageing in Africa: a Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community (HAALSI) cohort. We elicited information on sexual risk behavior and self-reported frequency of alcohol consumption among 5059 adults  ≥ 40 years old. Multivariable models showed that more frequent alcohol consumption is associated with a higher number of sexual partners (β: 1.38, p  
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-020-03132-5