title: High-risk sexual behavior among students of a minority-serving university in a community with a high HIV/AIDS prevalence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA. trepkam@fiu.edu
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Trepka
authors.forename: Sunny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Vukosava
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pekovic
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zamor
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Mariela V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Gabaroni
mesh_terms: 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