Open AccessAmerican Indians, Substance Use, and Sexual Behavior
Author(s) -
David Eitle,
Kaylin M. Greene,
Tamela McNulty Eitle
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000230
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , odds ratio , confidence interval , demography , chlamydia , sexually transmitted disease , binge drinking , condom , trichomoniasis , young adult , cross sectional study , gerontology , gynecology , syphilis , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , pathology
In this study, we examined whether substance use and risky sexual behaviors predicted sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among American Indian (AI) and white young adults. Furthermore, we explored whether these factors explained the race disparity in STIs.