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Association between cannabis use and sexual risk behavior among young heterosexual adults
(L'association entre usage de cannabis et comportement sexuel à risque chez de jeunes adultes hétérosexuels.)
Auteur(s) :
BRODBECK J. ;
MATTER M. ;
MOGGI, F.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
599-605
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
27
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
HETEROSEXUEL
;
CANNABIS
;
SEXUALITE
;
JEUNE ADULTE
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
VIH
Thésaurus géographique
SUISSE
Note générale :
AIDS and Behavior, 2006, 10, (5), 599-605
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
To study the association between cannabis use and frequent sexual risk behavior, we tested the hypothesis of a situational influence of cannabis use in sexual encounters using a combination of global association study and event-level analysis and examined possible mediator variables, including the personality trait of hedonism/risk preference, psychosocial stress, and HIV-related beliefs, using mediation models. The results of a computer-assisted telephone interview of a random sample of 2790 heterosexual men and women aged 16-24 years showed that risky sexual behavior was more frequent in cannabis-using men and women than in non-using persons. The results did not support a situational effect of cannabis intoxication on sexual risk behavior. The more frequent sexual risk behavior among cannabis users was mediated by decreased intentions to use HIV protection, by lower HIV-self-efficacy, and higher risk preference/hedonism. Only among women psychosocial stress was a partial mediator. The findings show that HIV prevention programs for cannabis-using young adults should emphasize the role of person variables instead of situation variables. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
University Hospital for Clinical Psychiatry, Berne
Suisse. Switzerland.
Suisse. Switzerland.
Cote :
A03122