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- Title
Association Between Alcohol Use and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence Among Kenyan Women Engaged in Transactional Sex.
- Authors
Wilson, Kate; Odem-Davis, Katherine; Shafi, Juma; Kashonga, Francis; Wanje, George; Masese, Linnet; Mandaliya, Kishor; Jaoko, Walter; McClelland, R.
- Abstract
Few prospective studies have evaluated the association between alcohol use and STI acquisition among African women. We examined the association between baseline drinking frequency and STIs in a cohort of Kenyan women reporting transactional sex. The association between alcohol use and STI differed significantly by HIV status. Among 139 HIV-positive women, STI acquisition was significantly associated with consuming 1-7 drinks/week and marginally associated with ≥8 drinks/week in unadjusted analyses. However, no association between alcohol use and STIs was observed among 335 HIV-negative women. Addressing alcohol use within comprehensive HIV care may also reduce the burden of STIs among high-risk women.
- Subjects
KENYA; EPIDEMIOLOGY of sexually transmitted diseases; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; ALCOHOL drinking; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; SEX work; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; U-statistics; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 7, p1324
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-013-0648-0