Background and aims Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality and the burden
of disease. This review updates knowledge on risk relations between dimensions of alcohol …

In the first part of this review, the nature of the associations between alcohol use and
HIV/AIDS is discussed. Alcohol use has been found to be strongly associated with incidence …

This study presents the results of a meta-analysis of the association between substance use
and risky sexual behavior among adolescents. 87 studies fit the inclusion criteria, containing …

Abstract Heterosexual African American youth face substantial disparities in sexual health
consequences such as HIV and STI. Based on the social ecological framework, the current …

Importance Adolescents and young people have been historically understudied populations,
and previous studies indicate that during epidemics, these populations, especially in low …

While adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are well-documented predictors of maladaptive
behaviors in adulthood, including risky sexual behaviors (RSB), the influence of …

Alcohol abuse and personality disorders are often comorbid, and their co-occurrence is
associated with worse prognostic expectations, poor therapeutic outcomes, as well as …

Background Few studies have employed standardized alcohol misuse measures to assess
relationships with sexual risk and HIV/syphilis infections among Chinese men who have sex …

As adolescents with perinatal HIV (PHIV) survive into adulthood, gaining insight into sexual
behaviour and risk-taking is important. Between 2013–2015, 296 PHIV aged 13–21 years …

Women living with HIV have fertility desires and intentions that are similar to those of
uninfected women, and with advances in treatment most women can realistically plan to …