The review also highlighted that the social dynamics of alcohol use and sexual risk behaviours warrant a search for culture-specific and context-specific ways of dealing with the problem. Despite differences in demographics, in alcohol use patterns and sexual practices across the countries, alcohol use is generally associated with sexual risk behaviours and HIV vulnerability. However, research data on this triangular relationship are limited. The issue needs to be examined from the sociocultural as well as the individual’s perspective in order to devise appropriate interventions.