Alcohol and Cannabis Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors in the Malawi Defence Force.

Substance abuse is a public health priority in the context of the HIV epidemic, especially in military communities. This cross-sectional study quantified alcohol and cannabis use in the Malawi Defence Force and investigated its associations with condom use, transactional sex, multiple sexual partners, and sexual violence. Participants were 944 male and female service members ≥ 18 years old.

Conducting HIV Seroprevalence and Behavioral Epidemiology Risk Surveys (SABERS) Among Partner Military Populations.

Background: Characterizing HIV infection and associated risk behaviors within military populations is critical for understanding the epidemic and informing prevention activities. However, the prevalence of HIV and related risk behaviors is often unknown. Further, militaries may not have the systems in place or the staff expertise to conduct HIV surveillance and risk behavior studies.

Sexually transmitted infections and sexual behaviour of deploying shipboard US military personnel: a cross-sectional analysis.

Objectives: Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and risk behaviour may differ at different phases of deployment. We examined STI prevalence and sexual behaviour in the predeployment time period (12 months prior) among recently deployed shipboard US Navy and Marine Corps military personnel.

Methods: Data were collected from 1938 male and 515 female service members through an anonymous, self-completed survey assessing sexual behaviours and STI acquisition characteristics in the past 12 months.

Diverse HIV-1 subtypes and clinical, laboratory and behavioral factors in a recently infected US military cohort.

Objective: To describe the demographics, risk behaviors, and HIV-1 subtypes in a large cohort of recently HIV-infected military personnel.

Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study.

Methods: US military personnel with recent HIV seroconversion from six medical referral centers were enrolled with a self-administered questionnaire, CD4 cell counts, syphilis and hepatitis B serologies, plasma viral RNA levels, and HIV-1 subtype nucleic acid sequencing.

Correlates of sexually transmitted diseases in a young male deployed military population.

Objective: To examine risk factors of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in a non-clinic-based sample of young male military personnel.

Methods: A total of 1,028 enlisted U.S.