Spatial dimensions of research on alcohol and sexual risk: a case example from a Mumbai study.
Spatial dimensions of research on alcohol and sexual risk: a case example from a Mumbai study.
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酒精和性风险研究的空间维度：孟买研究的案例。
DOI：
10.1007/s10461-010-9733-9
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Coman,Emil
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作者：
Cromley,EllenK;Schensul,JeanJ;Singh,SK;Berg,MarleneJ;Coman,Emil
酒精在无保护的性行为中的作用是艾滋病毒传播的一个重要问题。对许多国家酒精使用情况的研究发现，个人特征、人们饮酒的地点和消费模式之间存在复杂的关系。对居住在印度孟买低收入社区的1239名年龄在18-29岁的年轻男性进行了面对面调查，分析了他们的饮酒和休闲活动数据以及地点。对于每一对男性，都有一个关联指数来衡量他们在特定社区所报告的活动的相似程度。相似性矩阵的多维尺度揭示了在同一社区从事类似活动的男性。等级分组根据男性的活动维度进行分类。这十组男性因其在特定社区的活动而有所不同，在饮酒、非配偶性伴侣数量和无保护性行为水平方面也存在差异。了解活动发生的地点对于设计基于场所的干预措施以减少导致艾滋病毒/艾滋病传播的健康风险行为非常重要。
Alcohol’s role in unprotected sex is an important issue in the spread of HIV. Research on alcohol use in many countries has found complex relationships between individual characteristics, places where people drink, and consumption patterns. Data on drinking and leisure time activities and locations from in-person surveys with 1,239 young men aged 18–29 living in low-income communities in Mumbai, India, were analyzed. For every pair of men, an index of association measured the degree of similarity in their reported activities in specific communities. Multidimensional scaling of the similarity matrix revealed men who engaged in similar activities in the same communities. Hierarchical grouping classified men based on their activity dimensions. The ten groups of men, distinguished by their activities in particular communities, also differed in alcohol consumption, number of non-spousal sex partners, and level of unprotected sex. Understanding where activities take place is important in designing venue-based interventions to reduce health risk behaviors leading to the spread of HIV/AIDS.