Differences in Risky Sexual Behavior According to Sexual Orientation in Korean Adolescents
- Authors
- Kim, Ji-Su; Kim, Kyunghee; Kwak, Yeunhee
- Issue Date
- Jan-2019
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Adolescents; bisexual; heterosexual; homosexual; sexually transmitted diseases
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY, v.66, no.1, pp 17 - 30
- Pages
- 14
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY
- Volume
- 66
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 17
- End Page
- 30
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/18334
- DOI
- 10.1080/00918369.2017.1392134
- ISSN
- 0091-8369
1540-3602
- Abstract
- Adolescents in sexual minority groups are known to be at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases through risky sexual behavior. However, few studies have examined associations between sexual orientation and risky sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases in Korean adolescents. Therefore, this cross-sectional study used raw data from the Tenth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey to explore these relationships. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the associations between risky sexual behavior and sexual orientation in adolescents. The participants were 6,884 adolescents who provided data regarding demographic characteristics, sexual orientation, and risky sexual behavior. The proportions of homosexual and bisexual subjects who used condoms, engaged in sexual intercourse after drinking alcohol, and experienced sexually transmitted diseases were higher relative to those of heterosexual subjects. Associations between homosexuality and bisexuality and sexually transmitted diseases and engagement in sexual intercourse after drinking remained after multivariate adjustment. Interventions to prevent risky sexual behavior should target sexual orientation, to improve sexual health and prevent sexually transmitted disease in homosexual and bisexual adolescents.
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