Individual- and Family-Level Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Swedish- and Foreign-Born Young Adults 18–30 Years of Age, Residing in Skåne, Sweden

Although dating applications (apps) have become popular among young adults, there is a dearth of information regarding the sexual health implications among Brazilian college students. This study examined risky sexual behavior and attitudes of dating app users, based on their sex in Brazil’s Legal Amazon. Three hundred and fifty-nine students reported their sociodemographic data, dating app use, and sexual behaviors and attitudes through self-administered questionnaires. Bivariate analyses and analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni post-hoc tests were performed. Dating app use was reported by 238 (66.3%) subjects, most of whom had an encounter and sex with a casual partner. Women frequently requested condom use. Trust in one’s partner or having repeated encounters were the main reasons for engaging in risky sexual behavior. Men had a greater number of sexual partners and less protective attitudes. Sexual health awareness by apps was not reported by 97% of women, and most of them were not tested for sexually transmitted infections. A positive attitude toward sexual health was not a predictor of safe sex. Important similarities and differences regarding risky sexual behaviors and attitudes were observed between the sexes, many of which correlated with increased sexual vulnerability during the sexual encounters arranged through the dating apps. This cross-sectional study supports efforts on sexual health promotion and sexual education implementation in the face of growing usage of apps among young adults for sexual matters.

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Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior: Attitudes and Practices among Adolescents and Young Adults

American Journal of Health Education ◽

10.1080/19325037.2002.10604743 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 33 (5) ◽

pp. 278-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Young Adults ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Risky Sexual Behavior ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Attitudes And Practices

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Risky Sexual Behavior and Alcohol Use among Young Adults: Results from a National Survey

American Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.4278/0890-1171-10.1.27 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 27-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Karen L. Graves

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Condom Use ◽

Risky Sexual Behavior ◽

Population Level ◽

Sexual Practices ◽

Multiple Sexual Partners ◽

The Past ◽

Number Of Factors

Purpose. To examine the relationship between alcohol use and sexual activity in a sample of young adults. Design. Data were collected as part of a 1990 survey of a multistage area household probability sample. Setting. In-home interviews were conducted by experienced interviewers. Subjects. In total, 1006 persons from 18 to 30 years of age living in the contiguous United States were contacted. Measures. Detailed information was collected on alcohol use and sexual behavior. To minimize the reluctance of respondents to answer queries on sexual behavior, those questions were contained in a self-administered questionnaire. Results. At the population level, having had multiple sexual partners in the past year was more likely among men who consumed five or more drinks per sitting. Condom use was less likely among respondents who had consumed five or more drinks on at least one occasion in the past year. In multivariate analyses, the amount of alcohol consumed at the new partner event was not associated with condom use with a new partner. When the effects of other demographic and psychosocial factors were removed, the number of drinks consumed during the heaviest drinking event was a significant predictor of engaging in sex for women but not for men. Conclusion. In young adults, alcohol use with sex does not necessarily lead directly to lapses in judgment about safe sexual practices. Alcohol is but one of a number of factors that play an important role in determining the riskiness of a particular sexual encounter.

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Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behavior among young adults: evidence from minimum legal drinking age laws

Journal of Population Economics ◽

10.1007/s00148-014-0520-1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 133-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Ceren Ertan Yörük ◽

Barış K. Yörük

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Risky Sexual Behavior ◽

Drinking Age ◽

Minimum Legal Drinking Age

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Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Integrated HIV Prevention Program in Reducing Risky Sexual Behavior and Increasing Safe Sex Practice among Minority Young Adults: A Latent Growth Curve Model Approach

Journal of HIV and AIDS ◽

10.16966/2380-5536.179 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Lucas N ◽

Mongkuo MYB ◽

Mongkuo MY

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Sexual Behavior ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Sexual Risk ◽

Risky Sexual Behavior ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

The United States ◽

Health Concern

Aim: Since the early 1980s, sexual risk behaviors have become a severe public health concern in preventing the prevalence of HIV infection, especially among minority young adults. In the United States, minority young adults have higher than expected HIV infection than other racial groups. The spread of HIV infection among this vulnerable population has created a need to identify risk and protective factors, disease, and evidence-based prevention strategies to reduce disease transmission. The Comprehensive, Integrated HIV Prevention Program (CIHPP), is based on a derivative of the ecological epistemology framework that views risk factors as a multilevel concentric, including the individual, family, community, and societal levels. The framework asserts that any meaningful prevention strategy should examine these different levels and the effects on the population of interest. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of CIHPP in increasing sexual risk practice and reducing risky sexual behavior among minority young adults.

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