A repeated survey of sexual behavior among female university students in Sweden

Tydén, Tanja; Palmqvist, Maria; Larsson, Margareta

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01297.x

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“…Prevalence among Swedish female university students was found to increase by 12.1 percentage points over 10 years, and national surveys from the US and Croatia reported increases of 2.2% points over 4 years and 8.3% points over 5 years respectively among sexually active females, with similar increases among males [28,33,34,61]. This discrepancy between our meta-analysis findings and the findings of the series cross-sectional studies may be explained by the comparatively greater diversity in study populations and survey methods seen across the articles in this review, introducing greater heterogeneity and making it more difficult to conclusively identify trends.…”

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Prevalence and Frequency of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Abstract:We aim to assess if heterosexual anal intercourse (AI) is commonly practiced and how frequently it is practiced by young people.We searched PubMed for articles published 1975 to July 2014 reporting data on the proportion of young people (mean age <25) practicing heterosexual AI (AI prevalence) and on number of AI acts (AI frequency). Stratified random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression were used to produce summary estimates and assess the influence of participant and study characteristics on AI prevalence.Eighty-three and thirteen of the 136 included articles reported data on lifetime AI prevalence and monthly AI frequency, respectively. Estimates were heterogenous. Overall summary estimates of lifetime AI prevalence were 22% (95% confidence interval (CI) 20-24%) among sexually active young people, with no statistically significant differences by gender, continent or age. Prevalence increased significantly with confidentiality of interview method and, among males and in Europe, by survey year. Prevalence did not significantly differ by recall period. An estimated 3-24% of all reported sex acts were AI.Reported heterosexual AI is common but variable among young people worldwide. To fully understand its impact on STI spread, more and better quality data on frequency of unprotected AI, and trends over time are required.

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“…Five articles were series cross-sectional, reporting prevalence among different samples of the same population over multiple time points [28][29][30][31][32], while two waves of two large national surveys were each reported in separate articles [33][34][35][36]. (Table II).…”

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“…The debut age has declined since then and in 1996 the debut age was 16.5 years for women and 16.8 years for men (Lewin et al, 1998). The reason for the decline in debut age is probably multidimensional and several surveys from Sweden and other countries show the same trend (Teitler, 2002;Tikkanen, Abelsson & Forsberg, 2009;Tydén & Rogala, 2004;Tydén, Palmqvist, Larsson, 2012). Early-developing girls move faster into romantic relationships, often with older men, and also begin sexual activities sooner than do other girls (Compian, Gowen & Hayward, 2004).…”

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“…Some researchers even claim that adolescents are not cognitively or emotionally mature enough to the challenges of sex (Reyna & Farley, 2006) and that minor delinquency seems to be a part of a normative adolescence (Rutter & Giller, 1984). Some examples of sexual risk taking behaviours often reported are; early age at first intercourse, unprotected sexual activity, high numbers of sexual partners and selling sex (Häggström-Nordin, Hansson & Tydén, 2002;Tydén et al, 2012). According to Swedish research there has been an increase in risk-taking sexual behaviour among adolescents (Tydén at al., 2012).…”

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“…Some examples of sexual risk taking behaviours often reported are; early age at first intercourse, unprotected sexual activity, high numbers of sexual partners and selling sex (Häggström-Nordin, Hansson & Tydén, 2002;Tydén et al, 2012). According to Swedish research there has been an increase in risk-taking sexual behaviour among adolescents (Tydén at al., 2012).…”

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Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

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2015

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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Background: Sexual behaviour among schoolchildren and adolescents is a sparsely researched area and there are delicate methodological obstacles and ethical concerns when conducting such research. Still it is a subject that engages both parents and professionals. A sexualized behaviour or an early sexual debut (younger than 14 years) can be a sign of sexual abuse. It is therefore of importance to describe what is common and what is uncommon sexual behaviour among children and what the consequences of an early or a late sexual debut may be for the individual upon reaching late adolescence. Adolescents who identify themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are also a group that needs further attention and research since they are often described as having a lower quality of life and more often experience child abuse than heterosexual teens. Aims: The research leading to this thesis had four goals: 1) to elucidate the sexual behaviour of children between the ages of 7 and 13 as observed by their parents, 2) to investigate the relationship between an early sexual debut (before 14 years of age) and socio-demographic data, sexual experience, health, experience of child abuse and behaviour at 18-years-of-age, 3) to explore associations with no sexual debut (no oral, vaginal or anal sex) at the age of 18, and 4) to describe the relationship between sexual identification and socio-demographic background data, sexual behaviour, health and health behaviour, experiences of child sexual and/or physical abuse and present behaviour among Swedish adolescents. Methods: The parents of 418 children answered questionnaires about their child’s behaviour, both general and sexual, and a sample of 3432 Swedish high school students completed a survey about sexuality, health and abuse at the age of 18. In addition, 362 members of the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) completed the same survey at a mean age of 21.4 years. Results: Most of the sexual behaviours among the schoolchildren were common, and in part related to, or varied with, age and gender. A small number of sexual behaviours often referred to as sexualised or problematic behaviours (for example, kissing adults with the tongue, imitating intercourse, masturbating in public, and touching other children’s genitals with the mouth) were found to be very unusual or not reported by any parent in this normative group of Swedish children. Among the adolescents, an early debut (younger than 14 years of age) correlated positively with number of partners, experience of oral and anal sex, smoking, drug and alcohol use and antisocial behaviour, such as being violent, lying, stealing and running away from home. Girls with an early sexual debut had significantly more experience of sexual abuse while boys with an early sexual debut were more likely to have a weak sense of coherence, low self-esteem and poor mental health, together with experience of sexual abuse, selling sex and physical abuse. A multiple logistic regression model showed that a number...

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A repeated survey of sexual behavior among female university students in Sweden

Abstract: The sexual lifestyle of female university students has become riskier and this might have serious consequences for their sexual and reproductive health in the future.

Cited by 32 publications

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Prevalence and Frequency of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Prevalence and Frequency of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse Among Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Sexual behaviour, debut and identity among Swedish Schoolchildren

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