TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Regularly drinking alcohol before sexual activity in a nationally representative sample: prevalence, sociodemographics, and associations with psychiatric and substance use disorders
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Eaton, Nicholas R.
A1  - Thompson, Ronald G.
A1  - Hu, Mei-Chen
A1  - Goldstein, Rise B.
A1  - Saha, Tulshi D.
A1  - Hasin, Deborah S.
SP  - 1387
EP  - 1393
VL  - 105
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVES: We addressed regular drinking before sex and its associated risk factors. <br><br>METHODS: From the wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative adult US sample (fielded 2004-2005), we determined the 12-month prevalence of regularly drinking alcohol before sexual activity. Among 17 491 sexually active drinkers, we determined the sociodemographic, psychiatric, and substance use correlates of regularly drinking before sex. <br><br>RESULTS: Regular presex drinking's 12-month prevalence was 1.8%. Significant bivariate sociodemographic correlates were age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, family income, marital status, and employment status. Generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol dependence were associated with significantly increased odds of being a regular presex drinker after controlling for covariates. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We estimate that 4.3 million American adults are regular presex drinkers. Future research should examine this public health issue at the population level, with particular focus on pathways that link it to psychopathology. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print May 14, 2015: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302556).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302556
ID  - ref1
ER  -