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Meta-Analysis
. 2013 Dec;10(4):314-23.
doi: 10.1007/s11904-013-0177-5.

Alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among individuals infected with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 to early 2013

Lori A J Scott-Sheldon, Paige Walstrom, Kate B Carey, Blair T Johnson, Michael P Carey; MASH Research Team
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Meta-Analysis

Alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among individuals infected with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2012 to early 2013

Lori A J Scott-Sheldon et al. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

The purpose of this meta-analytic study is to summarize the current science concerning the (a) prevalence of alcohol use, (b) prevalence of sexual risk behaviors, and (c) association between alcohol use and sexual risk behaviors among people livingwithHIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Studies were included if they sampled PLWHA, evaluated both alcohol use and sexual risk behavior (e.g., condom use, multiple partners), and were published between January 1, 2012, and April 1, 2013. Comprehensive electronic database searches located 728 published studies with relevant keywords; 17 studies (k =19 reports) were included. Findings indicate that a substantial proportion of PLWHA use alcohol and engage in sexual risk behaviors. Among PLWHA, alcohol use was significantly associated with unprotected sex (d +=0.23, 95 % CI=0.05, 0.40; k =5). Secondary prevention programs for PLWHA that address alcohol use in the context of sexual behavior are needed.

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Conflict of Interest

Blair T. Johnson received support for travel to meetings for the study or otherwise from NIH/NIAAA (R01-AA021355).

Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, Paige Walstrom, Kate B. Carey, Michael P. Carey, and MASH Research Team (i.e., Chiao-Wen Lan, Matthew Pina, Xinmiao Tan) declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Human and Animal Rights and Informed Consent

This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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Study selection process for the meta-analysis. Note. Two studies overlapped and were used as both a primary manuscript and a supplemental manuscript (pilot data) for another final study.
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