COLLEGE-STUDENTS HIGH-RISK SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR FOLLOWING ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION

This study is a follow-up to a previous study assessing the relationsh ip of alcohol consumption as a disinhibitor to high-risk sexual behavi or Results are based on survey data from 1,902 students attending 12 c olleges. Sexual behaviors occurring after people had ''let themselves drink more than normal in order to make it easier for them to have sex with someone'' were assessed. At least once in the past year, 33.2% o f the men and 17.4% of the women had met this criterion. In those inst ances, 76.3% of the men and 77.1% of the women initiated condom use fo r vaginal intercourse. Results are discussed in relation to partners' compliance following condom initiation and preventing the spread of HI V disease.