@article{ref1,
title="Sex-related alcohol expectancies and high-risk sexual behaviour among drinking adults in Kampala, Uganda",
journal="Global public health",
year="2015",
author="Nash, Scott D. and Katamba, Achilles and Mafigiri, David Kaawa and Mbulaiteye, Sam M. and Sethi, Ajay K.",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="449-462",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1744-1692",
doi="10.1080/17441692.2015.1068824",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2015.1068824"
}