ArticleJournal of sexually transmitted diseases2014
Young Risk Takers: Alcohol, Illicit Drugs, and Sexual Practices among a Sample of Music Festival Attendees.
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- Youth washing as a corporate social responsibility tactic of health-harming industries.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Cannabis use and dependence among festival attendees: results from the French OCTOPUS survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Nocturnal selective pressures on the evolution of human musicality as a missing piece of the adaptationist puzzle.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Assessing driving-relevant attentional impairment after a multiday drinking session: A two-phase pilot study.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Motivations, dating app relationships, unintended consequences and change in sexual behaviour in dating app users at an Australian music festival.Harm reduction journal · 2021Article
- Geosocial Networking Dating App Usage and Risky Sexual Behavior in Young Adults Attending a Music Festival: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Compliance to the Alcohol Law: Overserving to Obviously Intoxicated Visitors at Music Festivals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- High levels of alcohol intoxication and strong support for restrictive alcohol policies among music festival visitors.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2019Article
- Perceived driving safety and estimated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) the morning after drinking amongst young Australians attending a music festival: a cross-sectional survey.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2018Article
- Music festival attendees' illicit drug use, knowledge and practices regarding drug content and purity: a cross-sectional survey.Harm reduction journal · 2018Article
- Errors and Predictors of Confidence in Condom Use amongst Young Australians Attending a Music Festival.Journal of sexually transmitted diseases · 2016Article
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Abstract
Background. Alcohol and other drug use and sexual risk behaviour are increasing among young Australians, with associated preventable health outcomes such as sexually transmissible infections (STIs) on the rise. Methods. A cross-sectional study of young people's health behaviours conducted at a music festival in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011. Results. 1365 young people aged 16-29 completed the survey; 62% were female with a mean age of 20 years. The majority (94%, n = 1287) reported drinking alcohol during the previous 12 months; among those, 32% reported "binge" drinking (6+ drinks) at least weekly. Half (52%) reported ever using illicit drugs and 25% reported past month use. One-quarter (27%) were identified as being at risk of STIs through unprotected sex with new or casual partners during the previous 12 months. Multivariable analyses found that risky sexual behaviour was associated with younger age (≤19 years), younger age of sexual debut (≤15 years), having discussed sexual health/contraception with a doctor, regular binge drinking, and recent illicit drug use. Conclusion. Substance use correlated strongly with risky sexual behaviour. Further research should explore young people's knowledge of alcohol/drug-related impairment and associated risk-taking behaviours, and campaigns should encourage appropriate STI testing among music festival attendees.
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