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Research Article
The Relationship of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Typologies to Sex Risk Behaviors among Vulnerable Women in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s): Wendee M Wechsberg, Bronwyn Myers, Tracy L Kline, Tara Carney, Felicia A Browne and Scott P NovakWendee M Wechsberg, Bronwyn Myers, Tracy L Kline, Tara Carney, Felicia A Browne and Scott P Novak
Background: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use remains an important contributing factor to the spread of HIV in South Africa, mainly because of the strong associations found between AOD use and sex risk behaviors. Specifically, AOD use can lead to disinhibition and impaired judgment that may result in inconsistent condom use and other risky sex behaviors among vulnerable and disempowered women.
Methods: Latent Class Analysis was used to identify AOD use typologies among 720 vulnerable women from a randomized trial baseline assessment in Cape Town, South Africa and to examine whether these AOD use classes predict sex risk for HIV.
Results: Three classes emerged with distinct differences in AOD use: the Marijuana and Alcohol class (34.6%) mainly comprised participants who used marijuana and drank alcohol frequently; the High AOD Risk class (26.1%) mainly comprised participan.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6113.S1-015
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