A systematic review of alcohol use and sexual risk-taking in Latin America

OBJECTIVE: To provide an account of published literature on the association between alcohol use and sexual risk-taking, focusing on Latin America. METHODS: A search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, and Cochrane databases identified 561 unique articles. After excluding those that were not...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Vagenas, Javier R. Lama, Kaysia T. Ludford, Pedro Gonzales, Jorge Sanchez, Frederick L. Altice
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2013
Subjects:
Intoxicación alcohólica
trastornos relacionados con alcohol
alcoholismo
conducta sexual
sexo inseguro
VIH
enfermedades de transmisión sexual
América Latina
América del Sur
Medicine
R
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b1000161dad9457fb9cfda6ca1123a19
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: To provide an account of published literature on the association between alcohol use and sexual risk-taking, focusing on Latin America. METHODS: A search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, and Cochrane databases identified 561 unique articles. After excluding those that were not directly relevant, 30 studies were retained for review. RESULTS: Twenty-seven studies showed direct or indirect associations between alcohol abuse and unprotected/risky sex. Three studies, however, showed no association between these variables, suggesting that the public health message of safer sex may have been effective. CONCLUSIONS: Further research is needed to identify factors and behaviors that could be modified to reduce the association between alcohol use disorders and risky sexual behavior.

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