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SynthesisAIDS and behavior2016

Alcohol Use Predicts Sexual Decision-Making: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Literature.

Lori A J Scott-Sheldon, Kate B Carey, Karlene Cunningham, Blair T Johnson, Michael P Carey, MASH Research Team

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in AIDS and behavior, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06415357 (Adapting mHealth Interventions to Improve Self-management of HIV and Substance Use Among Emerging Adults in Zambia), which is not on this map. Cited by 153 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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153citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
34.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06415357 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Adapting mHealth Interventions to Improve Self-management of HIV and Substance Use Among Emerging Adults in Zambia

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Massachusetts, WorcesterRan2024 to 2026Enrolled164ConditionsPre-Exposure ProphylaxisArmsMobile Healthy Choices (mHC), Motivational Text Messaging (MTM), Standard ART Counseling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

153 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 251 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. External validity of analogue sexual risk laboratory data.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2023
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  18. Mechanisms of behavior change in a brief dual-target motivational intervention: Reduction in alcohol use mediates intervention effects on risky sex.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019
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93 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lori A J Scott-SheldonCenters for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, CORO Building, Suite 309, 164 Summit Ave., Providence, RI, 02906, USA. lori_scott-sheldon@brown.edu.
Kate B CareyCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Karlene CunninghamCenters for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, CORO Building, Suite 309, 164 Summit Ave., Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
Blair T JohnsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Michael P CareyCenters for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, CORO Building, Suite 309, 164 Summit Ave., Providence, RI, 02906, USA.
MASH Research Team
Brown University · USMiriam Hospital · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

Training in Child/Adolescent Biobehavioral HIV ResearchT32MH078788 · NIMH · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI LARRY K BROWN · 2007 to 2026
$6.2M
Alcohol Consumption and HIV Behavior: Evaluating the EvidenceR01AA021355 · NIAAA · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI SCOTT-SHELDON, LORI A J · 2012 to 2015
$1.5M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021355NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH078788
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol is associated with HIV and other sexually transmitted infections through increased sexual risk-taking behavior. Establishing a causal link between alcohol and sexual behavior has been challenging due to methodological limitations (e.g., reliance on cross-sectional designs). Experimental methods can be used to establish causality. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of alcohol consumption on unprotected sex intentions. We searched electronic bibliographic databases for records with relevant keywords; 26 manuscripts (k = 30 studies) met inclusion criteria. Results indicate that alcohol consumption is associated with greater intentions to engage in unprotected sex (d +s = 0.24, 0.35). The effect of alcohol on unprotected sex intentions was greater when sexual arousal was heightened. Alcohol consumption is causally linked to theoretical antecedents of sexual risk behavior, consistent with the alcohol myopia model. Addressing alcohol consumption as a determinant of unprotected sex intentions may lead to more effective HIV interventions.

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Decision MakingRisk-TakingAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIntentionMaleSexual BehaviorUnsafe SexYoung AdultAlcoholExperimental methodsMeta-analysisSexual behaviorUnprotected sex

Identifiers

PMID26080689
PMCPMC4683116
OpenAlexW569264826

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