title: Association between sexual risk behaviors and drug and alcohol use among young people with delinquent behaviors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the association between sexual risk behaviors and drug and alcohol use among young people in a juvenile classification home.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subjects completed a questionnaire including demographic information, questions on sexual risk behaviors, Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20), Adolescent Alcohol Involvement Scale (AAIS) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Median of the lifetime number of sex partners was 2. The mean age for first engaging in sexual intercourse was 14.81. Non-school-attendance, higher DAST-20 and AAIS scores produced significant odds ratios for having a greater number of sex partners, and higher DAST-20 scores produced a significant association with an earlier sexual debut.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study indicated association between sexual risk behaviors and substance use among young men.
authors: Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Izutsu
authors: Atsuro
authors: A
authors: Tsutsumi
authors: Toshihiko
authors: T
authors: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult