1. Factor associated with risky sexual behaviors among the French general population.
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Sicard S, Mayet A, Duron S, Richard JB, Beck F, Meynard JB, Deparis X, and Marimoutou C
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Female, France epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk-Taking, Sex Factors, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Substance-Related Disorders psychology, Unsafe Sex psychology, Young Adult, Unsafe Sex statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Background: Despite prevention programs, a rising incidence of sexually transmitted infections is currently reported in France., Aims: Research factors associated with risky sexual behaviors (RSBs) among the French population., Methods: Subjects aged 15-54 years from the French national survey 'Baromètre santé 2010' were included (n = 16 598). RSB was defined as having multiple partners or failure to use condom at first intercourse with a new partner over past 12 months. Factors associated were identified using one logistic regression by gender., Results: The overall RSB prevalence was 9.5%, being higher among men (P < 0.001). Factors associated with RSB for both genders were young age (OR = 1.5), single status (men: OR = 7.1; women: OR = 6.4), homosexual relations (men: OR = 2.0; women: OR = 3.2), low incomes (men: OR = 1.5; women: OR = 1.4), use of cannabis (men: OR = 1.4; women: OR = 3.0). Men-specific factors were history of STI (OR = 2.5) and alcohol drunkenness (OR = 2.2), and women-specific factors history of suicide attempt (OR = 1.6) and history of sexual assault (OR = 1.6)., Conclusions: Confirming most of known determinants of RSB, this study also identified some specific risky patterns for whom preventive actions can be developed: multiusers of psychoactive substances, people living with low incomes, women having sex with women or presenting history of psychological vulnerability (suicide attempts, sexually harassed)., (© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2017
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