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ArticleJournal of psychoactive drugs2008

Young adult Ecstasy users and multiple sexual partners: understanding the factors underlying this HIV risk practice.

Claire E Sterk, Hugh Klein, Kirk W Elifson

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Article in Journal of psychoactive drugs, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors.

Claire E SterkRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hugh Klein
Kirk W Elifson

Funding

Club Drugs: Ecstasy Use Patterns and HIV RiskR01DA014232 · NIDA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STERK, CLAIRE E · 2001 to 2004
$2.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA014232NIDA NIH HHS R01-DA014232
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to (1) examine the extent to which young adult Ecstasy users recently reported having had multiple sex partners and (2) identify the factors predictive of engaging in this behavior. Potential predictors included demographic characteristics, background and experiences measures, childhood maltreatment experiences, substance use variables, and measures assessing psychological/psychosocial functioning. This research is based on a sample of 283 young adult recurrent users of the drug, Ecstasy. Study participants were recruited in Atlanta, Georgia between August 2002 and August 2004 using a targeted sampling and ethnographic mapping approach. Interviews took approximately two hours to complete. Nearly one-third of the study participants had more than one sex partner during the preceding month, and sexual protection rates tended to be low. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed seven predictors associated with an increased likelihood of having multiple sex partners: (1) being nonwhite, (2) knowing someone who was HIV-positive, (3) younger age of first sexual experience, (4) using Ecstasy for its touch-enhancing qualities, (5) higher self-esteem, (6) handling disagreements more dysfunctionally, and (7) not being involved in a romantic relationship. The HIV prevention- and intervention-related implications of these findings are discussed.

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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsCross-Sectional StudiesData CollectionFemaleGeorgiaHallucinogensHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleN-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamineRacial GroupsRisk-TakingSelf ConceptHallucinogensN-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine

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PMID19004415
PMCPMC3567841

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