Young adults on the Internet: Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV
Young adults on the Internet: Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV
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DOI：
10.1016/s1054-139x(02)00373-7
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发表时间：
2002-07-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Rietmeijer, CA
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作者：
McFarlane, M;Bull, SS;Rietmeijer, CA
目的：了解在互联网上寻找性伴的青壮年的性行为及性传播疾病和HIV的相关危险因素。方法：研究人员在网上聊天室、公告栏和其他在线场所招募参与者。共有4507名参与者回答了一项关于互联网性行为的在线调查，该调查包含68个项目，由自我管理。这项调查征集了在互联网上找到的与伴侣发生性行为的信息；此外，还有一组平行的问题涉及与互联网上找到的伴侣的性行为。在受访者中，年龄在18-24岁的有1234人(27.4%)。在年轻人中，61%是男性，75%是白人。年轻人的反应与老年人的反应进行了比较。此外，在线寻求性伴侣的年轻人的反应与没有在网上寻求性伴侣的年轻人的反应进行了比较。通过Logistic回归、卡方检验、t检验和方差分析，分析了青年和老年人之间的差异，以及与在线和离线性伴的性行为差异。结果：在互联网上寻求性行为的年轻人报告的性行为模式与不在互联网上寻求性行为的年轻人有显著不同。有性伴的年轻人报告的性行为与使用互联网寻找性伴的老年受访者相似；然而，老年受访者比年轻人更有可能接受过性传播疾病和HIV的检测。结论：在线寻求性伴侣的年轻人患性病的风险可能显著高于没有在线寻求性伴侣的同龄人。这些数据表明，当务之急是在线促进性健康。(C)青春期医学会，2002年。
Purpose: To examine the sexual behaviors and related risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV among young adults who seek sex partners on the Internet.Methods: Study staff recruited participants in online chat rooms, bulletin boards, and other online venues. A total of 4507 participants responded to a 68-item, self-administered, online survey of Internet sex-seeking practices. The survey solicited information on sexual behavior with partners found on the Internet; in addition, a parallel set of questions addressed sexual behaviors with partners found off the Internet. Of the respondents, 1234 (27.4%) were 18-24 years old. Of the young adults, 61% were male and 75% were white. Responses from young adults were compared to those received from older adults. In addition, responses from young adults who seek sex partners online were compared to responses from young adults who do not seek sex partners online. Analyses, including logistic regression, Chi-square tests, Student's t-tests, and analyses of variance, focused on the difference between young and older adults, as well as the differences in sexual behavior with partners located online and offline.Results: Young adults who seek sex on the Internet report substantially different sexual behavior patterns than young adults who do not seek sex on the Internet. Young adults with online partners reported sexual behaviors similar to older respondents who used the Inter-net to find sex partners; however, older respondents were more likely than young adults to have been tested for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.Conclusions: Young adults who seek sex partners online may be at significantly greater risk for sexually transmitted diseases than their peers who do not seek sex partners online. These data point to an urgent need for online sexual health promotion. (C) Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2002.