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Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”

PURPOSE: This study aimed to understand the characteristics of sexual behaviors among Korean adults to facilitate the development of strategies and policies focused on sexual health in groups categorized by sociodemographic characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A nationally representative probabil...

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Autores principales: Ahn, Sun Tae, Kim, Jong Wook, Park, Hong Seok, Kim, Hyun Jung, Park, Heung Jae, Ahn, Hyeong Sik, Lee, Sung Won, Moon, Du Geon
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7994665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32202083
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.190137
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author Ahn, Sun Tae
Kim, Jong Wook
Park, Hong Seok
Kim, Hyun Jung
Park, Heung Jae
Ahn, Hyeong Sik
Lee, Sung Won
Moon, Du Geon
author_facet Ahn, Sun Tae
Kim, Jong Wook
Park, Hong Seok
Kim, Hyun Jung
Park, Heung Jae
Ahn, Hyeong Sik
Lee, Sung Won
Moon, Du Geon
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description PURPOSE: This study aimed to understand the characteristics of sexual behaviors among Korean adults to facilitate the development of strategies and policies focused on sexual health in groups categorized by sociodemographic characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A nationally representative probability sample of 2,500 individuals (1,273 men and 1,227 women) aged 18–69 years obtained using a stratified multiple-stage sampling method based on Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) participated in a cross-sectional online survey. The survey consisted of structured questionnaires comprising questions on demographic information, lifetime sexual behavior, and sexual behavior in the previous 12 months. RESULTS: The mean age at first sexual intercourse was lower in men than in women (21.9±4.4 vs. 24.1±4.4 years, p=0.001). The overall prevalence rate of sexual events with casual partners within previous 12 months was 13.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.6%–14.5%). It was found to more commonly exist among lower age groups and men. The overall regular condom use rates with relationship partner and casual partner were 14.8% (95% CI, 13.2%–16.4%) and 39.6% (95% CI, 33.9%–45.3%), respectively. Condom use rate with casual partners among 20s and 30s men was 51.2%. Overall, only 10.4% of the respondents had received sexual education about sexually transmitted infections. CONCLUSIONS: This study provided contemporary sexual behaviors in Korean adults, and identified socio-demographic factors that seem to influence sexual behaviors. Low condom use rates and low rate of receiving sexual education were concerns. The result of this study would be useful to health professionals to formulate policies and strategies related to sexual health.
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spelling pubmed-79946652021-04-02 Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness” Ahn, Sun Tae Kim, Jong Wook Park, Hong Seok Kim, Hyun Jung Park, Heung Jae Ahn, Hyeong Sik Lee, Sung Won Moon, Du Geon World J Mens Health Original Article PURPOSE: This study aimed to understand the characteristics of sexual behaviors among Korean adults to facilitate the development of strategies and policies focused on sexual health in groups categorized by sociodemographic characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A nationally representative probability sample of 2,500 individuals (1,273 men and 1,227 women) aged 18–69 years obtained using a stratified multiple-stage sampling method based on Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) participated in a cross-sectional online survey. The survey consisted of structured questionnaires comprising questions on demographic information, lifetime sexual behavior, and sexual behavior in the previous 12 months. RESULTS: The mean age at first sexual intercourse was lower in men than in women (21.9±4.4 vs. 24.1±4.4 years, p=0.001). The overall prevalence rate of sexual events with casual partners within previous 12 months was 13.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.6%–14.5%). It was found to more commonly exist among lower age groups and men. The overall regular condom use rates with relationship partner and casual partner were 14.8% (95% CI, 13.2%–16.4%) and 39.6% (95% CI, 33.9%–45.3%), respectively. Condom use rate with casual partners among 20s and 30s men was 51.2%. Overall, only 10.4% of the respondents had received sexual education about sexually transmitted infections. CONCLUSIONS: This study provided contemporary sexual behaviors in Korean adults, and identified socio-demographic factors that seem to influence sexual behaviors. Low condom use rates and low rate of receiving sexual education were concerns. The result of this study would be useful to health professionals to formulate policies and strategies related to sexual health. Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2021-04 2020-02-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7994665/ /pubmed/32202083 http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.190137 Text en Copyright © 2021 Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ahn, Sun Tae
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Park, Hong Seok
Kim, Hyun Jung
Park, Heung Jae
Ahn, Hyeong Sik
Lee, Sung Won
Moon, Du Geon
Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”
title Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”
title_full Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”
title_fullStr Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”
title_short Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”
title_sort analysis of sexual behaviors among adults in korea: results from the “korean national survey on sexual consciousness”
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7994665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32202083
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.190137
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