Sexual partner concurrency among STI clinic patients with a steady partner: correlates and associations with condom use
Sexually Transmitted InfectionsPublished 9 February 2009Open access
Theresa E. Senn, Michael P. Carey, Peter A. Vanable, Patricia Coury-Doniger, Michał Urban
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Steady/non-steady concurrency was associated with being male, not cohabitating with a partner, use of alcohol and other drugs, and thinking their steady partner was monogamous, and consistent condom use with non- Steady partners was more likely among individuals who used less alcohol and thought that their steady Partner was non-monogamous.
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To reduce risk for HIV and other STIs, behavioural interventions need to address partner concurrency and its correlates, including alcohol and other drug use.
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