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Young Adult Nightclub Participants Who Attend Adult Entertainment Clubs: Sexual Risk and Substance Use Behaviors

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This secondary analysis of cross-sectional baseline data from an intervention trial study examines demographics, sexually transmitted infection (STI) history, substance use and sexual risk behaviors among young adult nightclub participants who do (n = 79) and do not (n = 419) frequent “strip” or adult entertainment clubs (AECs) in Miami, Florida. AEC patrons were older, and more likely to identify as Black race and report STI history. Compared to those who do not, AEC patrons also reported greater recent (past 90-day) frequencies of alcohol and ecstasy use, higher numbers of recent sex partners and were more likely to report recently being high during sex a majority of the time. Increased HIV/STI prevention efforts among young adult AEC patrons appear warranted.

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This research was supported by DHHS Grant Number 5 R01 DA019048 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health.

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  1. Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    Mance E. Buttram

  2. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Matthew S. Ellis

  3. Center for Applied Research on Substance Use and Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University, Miami, FL, USA

    Steven P. Kurtz

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MEB conceptualized the study, performed data analyses, and developed a draft of the manuscript. MSE contributed to interpretation of findings. SPK served as Principal Investigator of the primary study, contributed to study conceptualization and to the interpretation of findings. All authors participated approved the final manuscript.

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Buttram, M.E., Ellis, M.S. & Kurtz, S.P. Young Adult Nightclub Participants Who Attend Adult Entertainment Clubs: Sexual Risk and Substance Use Behaviors. AIDS Behav 27, 875–879 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03822-2

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