Sexual identity, same-sex partners and risk behaviour among a community-based sample of young people in Australia

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 153-161

  Bowring, Anna L ^a,b   Vella, Alyce M ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^c,d   Hellard, Margaret ^a,b   Lim, Megan S C ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Sexual behaviour; Sexual orientation; Sexuality; Substance use; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BISEXUALITY; COITUS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONCURRENT SEXUAL PARTNERSHIP; FEMALE; GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LGBT PEOPLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920740374     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.07.015     Document Type: Article

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