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. 2012 Aug;16(6):1597-604.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-011-0013-0.

Age at first alcoholic drink as predictor of current HIV sexual risk behaviors among a sample of injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who are sexual partners of IDUs, in St. Petersburg, Russia

Nadia Abdala  1 , Nathan B Hansen, Olga V Toussova, Tatiana V Krasnoselskikh, Andrei P Kozlov, Robert Heimer
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Age at first alcoholic drink as predictor of current HIV sexual risk behaviors among a sample of injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who are sexual partners of IDUs, in St. Petersburg, Russia

Nadia Abdala et al. AIDS Behav. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

This study investigates whether age at first alcoholic drink is associated with sexual risk behaviors among injection drug users (IDUs) and non-IDUs who are sexual partners of IDUs in St. Petersburg, Russia. A path analysis was used to test a model of age at first drink, age at sexual debut, age at first drug use, current substance use patterns and current sexual risk behaviors among 558 participants. Results revealed that age at first drink had an effect on multiple sex partners through age at sexual debut and injection drug use, but no effect on unprotected sex. Age at first drug use was not related to sexual risk behaviors. Investigation of age of drinking onset may provide useful information for programs to reduce sexual risk behaviors and injection drug use. Different paths leading to unprotected sex and multiple sexual partners call for different approaches to reduce sexual risk behaviors among this population.

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Final path model predicting substance use and HIV sexual risk among a sample of Russian injection drug users and their sexual partners (N = 588). Note:only significant direct paths are shown for ease of interpretation. Five significant covariances (represented by curved lines) were added based on modification indices. Two paths that approached significance are shown with light grey lines
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