scholarly journals Sexual risk behaviours among patients admitted for substance use disorder and schizophrenia in a psychiatric hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
VO Nyamali ◽  
O Morakinyo ◽  
R Lawal
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

Associations of sexual risk-taking with having intercourse before 15 years in adolescent females in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sexual Health ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald B. Langille ◽  
Mark Asbridge ◽  
Gordon Flowerdew ◽  
Michael Allen
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Sexual Risk Taking ◽  
Vaginal Intercourse ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Cape Breton ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

Background: This study was carried out to determine whether having first vaginal intercourse before 15 years of age is independently associated with sexual risk behaviours in Canadian female adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years. Methods: Self-completion surveys which included questions about sexual risk behaviours were carried out at three high schools in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, in May 2006. The survey also contained questions asking about socioeconomic status, substance use and depression. Associations of early intercourse with risk behaviours were assessed using unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression. Results: The survey response rate was 92.5%. Of the 797 females aged 15–19 years responding, 475 had had vaginal intercourse in the previous year; 132 of these (27.8%) had intercourse before the age of 15 years. In adjusted analysis, early vaginal intercourse was associated with not using a condom at last intercourse (odds ratio (OR) 2.22; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.40–3.54), unplanned intercourse in the previous year due to substance use (OR 2.45; 95% CI 1.49–4.04), having a casual partner at last intercourse (OR 2.10; 95% CI 1.23–3.56) and having three or more partners for vaginal intercourse in the previous year (OR 5.11; 95% CI 2.86–9.14). Conclusions: A history of having first intercourse before 15 years is associated with subsequent sexual risk-taking behaviours in adolescent females. These associations have clinical importance because the occurrence of early intercourse can alert health care providers to the possible presence of these risk behaviours. They also underscore the need to develop and assess programs which can delay the onset of sexual debut.

scholarly journals Poly-substance use and sexual risk behaviours: a cross-sectional comparison of adolescents in mainstream and alternative education settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Henderson ◽  
Catherine Nixon ◽  
Martin J. McKee ◽  
Denise Smith ◽  
Daniel Wight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alternative Education ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

scholarly journals HIV, syphilis and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men in Agadir and Marrakesh, Morocco: Table 1

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. iii45-iii48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Grazina Johnston ◽  
Kamal Alami ◽  
M Houssine El Rhilani ◽  
Mehdi Karkouri ◽  
Othoman Mellouk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

Unsafe injecting practices, sexual risk behaviours and determinants of HIV among men who inject drugs: Results from Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1066-1075
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
Bhavna Sangal ◽  
Shreena Ramanathan ◽  
Savina Ammassari ◽  
Srinivasa Raghavan Venkatesh
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Behavioural Surveillance ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

In India, while an overall reduction in HIV is achieved among most key populations, the continued higher prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) is an area of concern. This paper analyses unsafe injecting and sexual risk behaviours in male PWIDs according to HIV status and also examines the determinants of HIV infection in this high-risk group. Data from India’s Integrated Biological and Behavioural Surveillance, conducted across 29 Indian states and Union Territories among 19,902 male PWIDs, were used. Informed consent was obtained and men aged 15 years or more, who used psychotropic substances or drugs in the past three months for non-medical reasons were recruited for the survey. Results from the multivariable analysis suggest that drug use debut at age 25 years or above (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.41, confidence interval [CI]: 1.05–1.88), engagement in drug use for a longer duration (AOR: 1.81, CI: 1.32–2.48), injecting three times or more per day (AOR: 1.53, CI: 1.1–2.12), sharing of needle/syringes (AOR: 1.34, CI: 1.02–1.76), self-reported sexually transmitted infections (AOR: 1.55, CI: 1.12–2.14) and higher self-risk perception for exposure to HIV (AOR: 2.08, CI: 1.58–2.75) increase the likelihood of HIV infection. Sustained higher prevalence, unsafe injecting and risky sexual practices are major challenges which may prevent India from reaching the ‘end of AIDS’ by 2030. This underscores the need for adoption of a tailored, evidence-driven HIV prevention approach that adequately addresses local needs to limit the spread of HIV within this population, and thereby prevents the onward transmission of HIV to the general population.

HIV and syphilis and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men attending university in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sexual Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Fan ◽  
Zuyao Yang ◽  
Fengsu Hou ◽  
Maohe Yu ◽  
Zhenzhou Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Hiv Prevalence ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Group Sex ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviours

Background This study was conducted to summarise the HIV epidemic, sexual behaviours and HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) attending university in China. Methods: Five databases were searched for student MSM information in English and Chinese language publications. Meta-analyses were performed to calculate the pooled prevalence of HIV and syphilis, pooled mean age at first anal intercourse (AFAI) and the rate of other HIV-related behaviours among MSM attending university in China. Univariate meta-regression and subgroup analysis were conducted to explore potential sources of heterogeneity. Publication bias was measured using Egger’s test. Results: Thirty-three articles representing 31 studies were included in the analysis. The pooled HIV prevalence was 4.1% (95% CI 3.1–5.0%). The estimated AFAI was 18.7 years, but 37.5% of students had their first anal intercourse before 18 years of age. Most (88.2%) had their first sexual intercourse with a male partner. Of the MSM attending university, 4.2% of MSM engaged in commercial sex (either selling or buying sex), 10.3% had ever engaged in group sex, 13.1% had had sex with a female partner in the past month and 10.1% had ever used drugs. Most (77.7%) sought sex partners via geosocial networking gay apps or the Internet, and 42.9% had ever tested for HIV. There was a tendency for an increase in lifetime HIV testing rate from 32% in 2005–07 to 53% in 2014–16. Conclusions: This review found high HIV prevalence, early AFAI and a high prevalence of sexual risk behaviours among MSM attending university in China. Interventions aimed at increasing HIV testing and reducing sexual risk behaviours are urgently needed among this young population.

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