Risky sexual behaviors among adolescents with alcohol use disorders

• Published in: Journal of adolescent health Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 179 - 181
• Main Authors: Bailey, Susan L, Pollock, Nancy K, Martin, Christopher S, Lynch, Kevin G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Adolescents; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Age Factors; Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Drinking - psychology; Alcohol related disorders; Alcohol use disorders; Alcoholism; Biological and medical sciences; Contraception; Drinking Behavior; Female; Gender differences; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Risk; Risk taking; Risky sex; Sex Differences; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Sexual behaviour; USA; Young people; Gender differences; Risky sex; Adolescents; Alcohol use disorders; Human; Immunopathology; Abuse; Sex; AIDS; Sexual intercourse; Risk taking; Immune deficiency; Infection; Alcoholic beverage; Sexually transmitted disease; Viral disease; Adolescent; Risk factor; Sexuality; Comparative study; Public health
• ISSN: 1054-139X; 1879-1972
• DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00023-3

Little is known about risky sexual activity among adolescents with alcohol use disorders. This study of 371 adolescent drinkers found that those with alcohol disorders were more likely than other drinkers to be sexually active, to have greater numbers of partners, and to initiate sexual activity at slightly younger ages. Independent of alcohol group, females were more likely than males to have unprotected sexual encounters.