Women who reported moderate to heavy alcohol consumption were more likely than
lighter drinkers to have procured condoms and to have initiated condom use if they had a
relationship in Jaco´ . Although excessive alcohol use is often correlated with sexual risk
behaviour among adolescents and young adults (Bonomo et al. 2001, Poulin and Graham
2001), in our sample it is possible that some women came to Jaco´ with the intention of
‘getting wild’, drinking too much, and ‘hooking-up’ (i.e., engaging in sexual relationships)
with locals and other tourists. Their ‘wild’ behaviour was, in a sense, premeditated, as were
their intentions to reduce their risk by procuring condoms and initiating condom use with
their vacation partners.