Travel abroad increases sexual health risk-taking among Swedish youth: a population-based study using a case-crossover strategy
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Authors
Sundbeck, Mats
Agardh, Anette
Östergren, Per-Olof
Issue Date
2017-06-09
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Sexual , Risk-Taking , Youth , Casual Partner , Condom , Travel , Case-Crossover
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Abstract
Background: The fact that youth take sexual risks when they are abroad have been shown in previous studies. However, it is not known if they increased their sexual risk-taking when travelling abroad, compared to the stay in their homeland.
Objective: To assess whether Swedish youth increased their individual sexual risk behaviour, defined as having a casual sex partner, when travelling abroad and to examine possible factors that may be associated with increased risk-taking abroad.
Design: In 2013, a population-based sample of 2189 Swedes, 18-29 years, was assessed by a questionnaire (45% response rate). Sexuality, duration of travel, parents’ country of origin, mental health, heavy episodic drinking (HED), use of illicit drugs, and socio-demographic background were assessed. Increased risk of casual sex in relation to time spent abroad vs. time spent in Sweden was analysed by a variant of case-crossover design. Factors that could be associated with increased risk of casual sex in Sweden and abroad, separately, were analysed by logistic regression.
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Citation
Sundbeck, M., Agardh, A., & Östergren, P. O. (2017). Travel abroad increases sexual health risk-taking among Swedish youth: a population-based study using a case-crossover strategy. Global health action, 10(1), 1330511. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1330511
Publisher
Global Health Action