High-risk sexual behavior among students of a minority-serving university in a community with a high HIV/AIDS prevalence.
OBJECTIVE
The authors used a stratified cluster sampling design to inform campus sexually transmitted diseases prevention programs.


METHODS
They conducted a cross-sectional study of students (N = 1,130) at a large, urban, minority-serving university in South Florida using the 2004 National College Health Assessment Survey instrument.


RESULTS
Of the 1,130 participants, 14.0% reported risky sexual behavior (having more than 1 sexual partner in 1 year and not using a condom the last time they had vaginal intercourse), and 11.9% reported consistent risky sexual behavior (having more than 1 partner in 1 year and not using condoms most or all of the time during the past 30 days). In multivariable analysis, past-month alcohol use had the strongest independent association with both risky and consistent risky sexual behavior. Illicit drug use was marginally significant in both models.


CONCLUSIONS
Administrators should address the use of alcohol and other drugs on campus in planning interventions to promote safe sexual behavior.
Trepka
Mary Jo
MJ
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA. trepkam@fiu.edu
Kim
Sunny
S
Pekovic
Vukosava
V
Zamor
Peggy
P
Velez
Elvira
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Gabaroni
Mariela V
MV
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012572:School Health Services; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013334:Students / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000208:ethnology*; D014504:Urban Health; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology