Alcohol retail sales licenses and sexually transmitted infections in Texas counties, 2008-2015.

Matthew E RossheimJenna R KrallJulia E PainterDennis L ThombsCaroline J StephensonSumihiro SuzukiM Brad CannellMelvin D LivingstonKwynn M Gonzalez-PonsAlexander C Wagenaar

Published in: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse (2018)

This study adds to the limited literature on the association between retail alcohol availability and STIs. Additional research is needed on the role of alcohol availability (and policies affecting availability) in the spread of HIV and other STIs.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
antiretroviral therapy
public health
hiv infected
hiv positive
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus