ERIC Number: EJ743526
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Mar
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Moderating Effects of Gender on Alcohol Use: Implications for Condom Use at First Intercourse
Dye, Claire; Upchurch, Dawn M.
Journal of School Health, v76 n3 p111-116 Mar 2006
This study examined whether the effects of level of alcohol consumption on condom use at first sex depend on adolescents' gender, utilizing data from Wave I of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Compared to girls who did not consume any alcohol, inebriated girls were significantly less likely to use a condom at first intercourse (odds ratio = 0.41, p less than or equal to 0.001). There was no difference for girls with some alcohol use or for boys, regardless of alcohol use level. Other sociodemographic variables negatively associated with condom use were having a young age at first sex, being Asian American, and living in a stepfamily with one's biological father; mother's education was positively associated with condom use. Adjusted predicted probabilities showed that girls who had first sex younger than 14 years and who were inebriated had the lowest probability of using a condom (p = 0.384). The results support the hypothesis that alcohol use during sex has a negative effect on condom use at first sex, moderated by gender. Adolescent reproductive health programs that also include alcohol education may prove useful.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Drinking, Adolescents, Asian Americans, Probability, Hypothesis Testing, Alcohol Education, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Longitudinal Studies, Demography, Prediction, Health Education, Sex Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Age Differences, Health Behavior
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
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