Binge drinking, stimulant use and HIV risk in a sample of illicit drug using heterosexual Black men.
BACKGROUND
Relatively little research has examined the effects of binge drinking and HIV risk in heterosexual Black men. Even less research has explored this relationship in illicit drug using heterosexual Black men who are at an elevated risk of contracting and transmitting HIV through various vectors, including risky sexual behavior, in the Black community.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the current study is to examine the associations between binge drinking, drug use and HIV status in a community-based sample of 127 self-identified heterosexual Black men.


RESULTS
Overall, 17% reported binge drinking in the past month. Both stimulant use (AOR 7.29; 95%; CIs, 2.07, 25.70), and binge drinking (AOR=5.28; 95% CIs, 1.34, 20.91) were associated with HIV status.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings will inform prevention interventions to reduce the HIV risk among Black heterosexual men.
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, United States.
Larry
L
Keen
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, United States.
Typhanye Penniman
TP
Dyer
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, United States.
Nicole Ennis
NE
Whitehead
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, United States.
William
W
Latimer
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D013287:Illicit Drugs
Binge drinking; Black; Drug use; HIV; Heterosexual; Men