Sex-related alcohol expectancies and high-risk sexual behaviour among drinking adults in Kampala, Uganda
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Date
2015
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Global Public Health
Abstract
Alcohol consumption, a risk factor for HIV transmission in sub-
Saharan Africa, is considered high in Uganda. A cross sectional
study was conducted to determine whether sex-related
expectations about the effects of alcohol explain the association
between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviours in a population based
sample of adults in Kampala. Associations between alcohol
use (current and higher risk drinking) and high-risk sexual
behaviours (multiple regular partners and casual sex) were tested.
In age–sex-adjusted models, having multiple regular partners was
associated with current drinking (odds ratio [OR] = 2.76, 95%
confidence intervals [CIs] = 1.15, 6.63) and higher risk drinking
(OR = 3.35, 95% CI = 1.28, 8.71). Associations were similar but not
statistically significant for having a causal sex partner. Sex-related
alcohol outcome expectancy was associated with both alcohol use
and high-risk sexual behaviour and attenuated relationships
between multiple regular partners and both current drinking
(OR = 1.94, 95% CI = 0.57, 6.73) and higher risk drinking (OR =
2.44, 95% CI = 0.68, 8.80). In this setting sexual behaviours related
with alcohol consumption were explained, in part, by sex-related
expectations about the effects of alcohol. These expectations
could be an important component to target in HIV education
campaigns.
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Keywords
Alcohol-related expectancies, High-risk sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS
Citation
Scott D. Nash, Achilles Katamba, David Kaawa Mafigiri, Sam M. Mbulaiteye & Ajay K. Sethi (2015): Sex-related alcohol expectancies and high-risk sexual behaviour among drinking adults in Kampala, Uganda, Global Public Health, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2015.1068824