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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2021

Alcohol use, cigarette smoking, vaping and number of sexual partners: A cross-sectional study of sexually active, ethnically diverse, inner city adolescents.

Rosalie Bartholomew, Sarah Kerry-Barnard, Nicholas Beckley-Hoelscher, Rachel Phillips, Fiona Reid, Charlotte Fleming, Agata Lesniewska, Freya Yoward, Pippa Oakeshott

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Article in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rosalie BartholomewPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Sarah Kerry-BarnardPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Nicholas Beckley-HoelscherSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Rachel PhillipsFaculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3634-7845
Fiona ReidSchool of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0762-8111
Charlotte FlemingPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Agata LesniewskaPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Freya YowardPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Pippa OakeshottPopulation Health Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2568-8211
St George's, University of London · GBKing's College London · GBImperial College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextThere are few UK data on the prevalence and clustering of risky behaviours in ethnically diverse adolescents.

objectivesTo investigate the prevalence of reported alcohol use, smoking and vaping, and explore whether these behaviours are associated with increased numbers of sexual partners.

designQuestionnaire survey of 'Test n Treat' chlamydia screening trial participants. SETTING AND

participantsSexually active students attending six London technical colleges completed confidential questionnaires and provided genitourinary samples.

resultsThe median age of the 509 participants was 17 years (IQR: 16-18), 47% were male, 50% were of black ethnicity, 55% reported ≥2 sexual partners in the past year (67% of males and 45% of females) and 6.2% had chlamydia infection and 0.6% gonorrhoea. Almost half (48%) reported getting drunk in the past month, 33% smoked cigarettes and 7% had ever vaped. A larger percentage of students with ≥2 sexual partners than 0-1 partners reported getting drunk in the past month (53.7%, 144/268% versus 42.2% 94/223, adjusted prevalence ratio: 1.33, 95% confidence interval: 1.11-1.61) and smoking cigarettes (36.6%, 100/273% versus 30.2%, 67/222, 1.34 (1.05-1.70)). By contrast, multiple sexual partners were not associated with vaping or chlamydia infection, but numbers were small.

conclusionsWe found high prevalences of risky behaviour and an association between multiple sexual partners and smoking and/or getting drunk. Findings support the introduction of compulsory sex and relationship education in UK secondary schools, including information about the adverse effects of alcohol and smoking. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Participants helped with study design, conduct and interpretation.

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Cigarette SmokingVapingAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSexual Partnersadolescentsalcoholcigarette smokingrisky behaviourssexual lifestylesvaping

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PMID33774898
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