Women, the Internet, and sexually transmitted infections
Women, the Internet, and sexually transmitted infections
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DOI：
10.1089/jwh.2004.13.689
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发表时间：
2004-07-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Rietmeijer, C
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作者：
McFarlane, M;Kachur, R;Rietmeijer, C
目的：目的：探讨网络使用与女性危险性行为的关系。方法：采用横断面调查方法，在互联网上发布了64项网上寻找性伴侣的问卷。通过电子邮件名单服务和公告栏张贴，以答复者为目标。然而，大多数的反应后，收集全国媒体的surveillance.Results报道：4444合格的参与者，年龄>18岁，从北美谁完成了在线调查，29%（n=1276）是女性。在1276名女性中，有544人（43%）报告说他们与第一次在互联网上遇到的人发生了性关系。这些女性通常是白色，年龄较大，比那些从未在网上遇到过性伴侣的女性更有经验进行性传播感染（STI）检测。他们一生中的伴侣数量也更多，使用避孕套的频率也更高。然而，这些妇女也报告说性传播感染率很高，不经常使用避孕套，并与互联网伴侣进行肛交、口交和阴道性交。许多妇女说，她们希望通过电子邮件收到预防性传播感染的信息，那些有互联网伴侣的妇女更经常地说，她们愿意参加关于预防性传播感染的聊天室讨论（p
Objective: To assess the relationship between Internet use and sexual risk behavior among women.Methods: A cross-sectional survey, with 64 items, seeking sex partners online was posted on the Internet. Respondents were targeted through e-mail list serves and bulletin board postings. However, the majority of responses were gathered after national media coverage of the survey.Results: Of the 4444 eligible participants, age >18, from North America who completed the online survey, 29% (n=1276) were women. Of the 1276 women, 544 (43%) reported having sex with a person they first met on the Internet. These women were more frequently white, older, and more experienced with testing for sexually transmitted infections (STI) than women who never had a sex partner they first met online. They also had a higher number of total lifetime partners and more frequently used condoms. However, these women also reported high rates of STI, are not regularly using condoms, and are engaging in anal, oral, and vaginal sex with Internet partners. Many of the women say they would appreciate receiving STI prevention information via e-mail, and those with Internet partners more frequently stated they would participate in chat room discussions about prevention (p