Factors impacting on the relationship between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour among young adults in the Western Cape
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2024
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University of the Western Cape
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Alcohol consumption (AC) among young adults is associated with a multitude of risk behaviours and consequences. This includes lowered inhibitions resulting in risky sexual behaviour and the transmission of HIV; substance use; violence; driving under the influence; alcohol-related traffic injuries; fatalities and suicide. The well-established relation between AC and risky sexual behaviour (RSB), is particularly important in the context of South Africa which has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world. The overall aim of the study was to explore the nature and extent to which factors impact on the relation between AC and RSB among young adults in the Western Cape. Within this process, the study aimed to explore the factors that young adults perceive as contributing factors to alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour. The specific objectives of the study were: 1) To systematically review the literature on factors that impact the relation between AC and RSB (Sub-study One); 2) To qualitatively explore the factors that young adults identify and understand as contributing to AC and RSB (Sub-study Two); and 3) To investigate the relation between AC and RSB. The sub-study further aimed to examine whether alcohol use, gender, and employment status predicted RSB (Sub-study Three). The study employed a multi-methodological framework and comprised of three sub-studies: Sub-study One consisted of a systematic review of the literature on factors that impact the relation between AC and RSB. Seventy-one articles were included in the review.
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Alcohol consumption, HIV, Risky sexual behaviour, Alcohol-related traffic injuries, Fatalities