Citation

Gilbert PA, Trocki KF, Drabble L. Am. J. Public Health 2015; 105(12): e1.

Affiliation

At the time of the study, Paul A. Gilbert was with and Karen F. Trocki is with the Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA. Laurie Drabble is with the School of Social Work, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2015.302880

PMID

26469654

Abstract

Eaton et al. recently reported the prevalence and correlates of regularly drinking alcohol before sexual activity (presex drinking) among US adults. Although their study addressed an important gap in the literature, we were disappointed by the omission of sexual orientation from their analysis. Given established differences in alcohol use among gay, lesbian, and bisexual populations and indications that heavy drinking is associated with risky sexual behavior, we replicated their study to assess the role of sexual orientation. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print October 15, 2015: e1. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302880).

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