Heterosexual awareness and practices among Lebanese male conscripts
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2002; 8 (6): 765-775
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-158120
ABSTRACT
To assess sexual behaviour and awareness about sexually transmitted infections [STIs] among young male adults in Lebanon, and to explore determinants associated with increasing levels of sexual risk, a cross-sectional survey of 730 conscripts was conducted. About 50% reported any lifetime heterosexual experience. Non-mutually exclusive sex predominated, and only half of the respondents reported consistent condom use during insertive vaginal sex. Higher sexual risk-taking was associated with urban residence, higher education, lower family crowding and younger age at first sexual experience. A national strategy with epidemiological and behavioural surveillance and educational programmes must be initiated before sexual risk-taking and incidence of STIs become a major public health issue
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Sexual Behavior
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Sex Education
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Crowding
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Residence Characteristics
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Population Surveillance
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Analysis of Variance
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Age Factors
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Condoms
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Educational Status
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2002
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