TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - A systematic review of alcohol use and sexual risk-taking in Latin America
JO  - Revista panamericana de salud publica
A1  - Vagenas, Panagiotis
A1  - Lama, Javier R.
A1  - Ludford, Kaysia T.
A1  - Gonzales, Pedro
A1  - Sanchez, Jorge
A1  - Altice, Frederick L.
SP  - 267
EP  - 274
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To provide an account of published literature on the association between alcohol use and sexual risk-taking, focusing on Latin America. METHODS: A search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, and Cochrane databases identified 561 unique articles. After excluding those that were not directly relevant, 30 studies were retained for review. RESULTS: Twenty-seven studies showed direct or indirect associations between alcohol abuse and unprotected/risky sex. Three studies, however, showed no association between these variables, suggesting that the public health message of safer sex may have been effective. CONCLUSIONS: Further research is needed to identify factors and behaviors that could be modified to reduce the association between alcohol use disorders and risky sexual behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-4989
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -