Document 0705
 DOCN  M9490705
 TI    The relationships between sexual behaviour and health lifestyle.
 DT    9411
 AU    Uitenbroek DG; Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change,
       University of; Edinburgh, Scotland.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1994;6(2):237-46. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94339214
 AB    The aim of this paper is to study sociodemographic and lifestyle
       differences between different AIDS/HIV risk groups in the general
       population. Respondents reporting more than three sexual partners in the
       previous five years, dichotomized into condom and non-condom users, are
       contrasted with the remaining respondents. The data consists of 7,717
       interviews collected by telephone in the metropolitan areas of London,
       Glasgow and Edinburgh. The data show that while age and marital status
       are strongly related to sexual behaviours, there is evidence of
       individuals engaging in risky behaviours in all age and marital status
       groups. The relationship between sexual behaviours and occupational
       status is weak; there is a considerable and consistent difference
       between sexually more active and sexually less active respondents with
       regard to healthy 'lifestyle' indicators, such as smoking, alcohol use,
       exercise and safety behaviour, but this difference is less strong with
       regard to condom use. The paper supports the conclusion that in
       concentrating resources on the young and on unmarried individuals large
       numbers of individuals at an elevated risk for AIDS/HIV in other
       population groups will be missed. The strong relationships between
       indicators of health lifestyle and sexual behaviour seem to be a factor
       to be considered in the development of future AIDS/HIV-related health
       interventions.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Female  *Health Behavior
       Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
       Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  *Life Style  Male  Middle Age  Risk
       Factors  *Sex Behavior  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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