Drug and alcohol consumption and sexual risk behaviour among young adults: results from a national survey

Mental health and HIV sexual risk behaviour among University of Limpopo students

“…Likewise, cannabis use (among women) was found to be associated with HIV risk behaviour, which conforms with several studies. [42,44,45] This study did not find depressive symptomatology to be a predictor of HIV risk behaviour, as found in some other studies. [14,15] Further, among women, being in the fourth or more year of study was associated with HIV risk behaviour.…”

Intention to Use Condoms Among Three Low-Income, Urban African American Subgroups: Cocaine Users, Noncocaine Drug Users, and Non-Drug Users

“…The 1998 HIV prevalence rates for African American men and women in Alabama were 69/100,000 and 28/100,000, respectively, compared to rates of 11/100,000 for white men and 2/100,000 for white women. 1 Compelling evidence supports the claim that cocaine use, 2-4 marijuana use, 5 alcohol use, 6,7 and polysubstance use (e.g., alcohol and cocaine, alcohol and mari-juana) 5,8 are associated with high-risk sexual behavior and higher rates of STDs and HIV. Cocaine use appears to be associated with especially high risk of STDs and HIV, [2][3][4] primarily because of high rates of sex without condoms, multiple sex partners, and substance-impaired sex among users.…”

Race and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Women With and Without Borderline Personality Disorder

“…However, they were more likely to report having a cannabis use disorder, and this SUD was specifically associated with STDs in the current study, consistent with the literature on cannabis use and risky behavior. [37][38][39] In addition, African American race was a significant predictor of risk for ever having had an STD in the multivariate models, even after controlling for age, SUD, and BPD dimensional scores. Therefore, the health disparities seen in the general population appear to carry over into this psychiatric sample.…”