Sexual behavior of gynecologic cancer patients

The emotional as well as the physical impact of gynecologic cancer may be particularly felt in the area of sexual attitudes and behavior. Women newly diagnosed with gynecologic cancer were interviewed regarding their sexual behavior prior to diagnosis and treatment and how their activities changed after diagnosis. A significant decrease in sexual activity and satisfaction was reported. These findings can be used as a guideline for counseling the women with gynecologic cancer in conjunction with her partner.Research supported by Grant 1 R18 CA17969 from the National Cancer Institute, DHEW.     

Sexual behavior of castrated sex offenders

Data are reported on the sexual behavior of 39 released sex offenders who agreed voluntarily to surgical castration while imprisoned in West Germany. Findings indicated that frequency of coitus, masturbation, and sexual thoughts are seen as strongly reduced after castration. Sexual desire and sexual arousability are perceived by the subjects as having been considerably impaired by castration. In comparison with other studies, however, it was shown that male sexual capacity was not extinguished soon after castration. Particularly noteworthy is that 11 of 35 castrates (31%) stated they were still able to engage in sexual intercourse. Rapists proved to be sexually more active after castration than homosexuals or pedophiliacs. There seems to be a strong effect on sexual behavior only if castration is performed on males between the age of 46 and 59 years. In general, the findings do not justify recommending surgical castration as a reliable treatment for incarcerated sex offenders.     

Sexual behavior and attitudes of University students in Northern Ireland

Two surveys of a Northern Ireland student sample were conducted in 1987 and 1988. A total of 419 female and 201 male subjects completed self-administered anonymous questionnaires concerning their behavior, knowledge, and attitudes towards sex, AIDS, homosexuality, contraception, and relationships. Results indicated a relatively low level of sexual experience, and for those with experience, relatively few partners. The possible influences of gender and religiosity on sexual behavior and attitudes, in the context of Northern Ireland, are discussed. Subjects reported considerable variation in the amount of sex education, but the majority received little or none. This student sample held relatively conservative attitudes towards love, sex, and marriage and this was particularly true for females and for regular churchgoers. In addition, attitudes towards homosexuality were negative (particularly among regular churchgoers). Attitudes towards contraception were more positive than expected among Catholic subjects, and few indicated that they would refuse to use contraceptives on principle. Responses to items about AIDS were highly uniform, suggesting that much of the information made available to the public has been absorbed. However, the lack of uniformity of response to more general items about sex, relationships, and contraception may indicate that fundamental changes in sexual behavior are unlikely to be brought about by influencing a rather narrowly defined set of attitudes about AIDS.     

农民工性行为发生情况及影响因素分析

目的 了解农民工与艾滋病相关性行为情况及其影响因素。方法采用随机整群抽样方法,选取陕西省蓝田县3个乡6个村的820名具有外出打工史的农民为对象,通过问卷对其性行为现状进行调查。结果 农民工有婚前性行为者占36.3%,有婚外性行为者占11.7%,有≥2个性伙伴者占17.2%;初次性行为年龄女性早于男性,小年龄组早于大年龄组,轻体力劳动者早于劳动强度大者(P<0.001);性别(OR=0.36)、婚姻状况(OR=3.35)、打工地点(OR=1.93)、初次性行为年龄(OR=0.79)、每次外出打工时间(OR=1.02)因素影响多性伴人数;多性伴者在初次和既往性行为中安全套使用率高于单性伴者(P<0.05)。结论 农民工高危性行为的发生与性别、婚姻状态、打工类型、打工地点及每次外出打工时间有关。     

Sexual histories,attitudes, and behavior of schizophrenic and “normal” women

Data on sexual history and current sexual functioning were collected from 20 schizophrenic women and 15 normal volunteers. Schizophrenic women, compared to normal volunteers, reported a higher incidence of sexual abuse premorbidly, particularly during childhood, as well as after the onset of frank psychotic symptomatology. Patients also learned about sexual interaction and began menstruating earlier and had more negative feelings toward menstruating. In addition, psychosexual dysfunctions were markedly more common among the schizophrenic women, both pre- and postmorbidly. Compared to only 13.4% of the normal women, 60% of the schizophrenic women had never experienced orgasm. Patients did not believe that sexual activity worsened their illness, and only 20% of the patients thought their illness had adversely affected their sexual behavior.     

Sexual behavior of unmarried Colombian university students: A follow-up

Since the mid-1970s, the author has conducted periodic surveys of the sexual behavior of the students of Caldas University, Manizales, Colombia. This study presents the results of the latest follow-up. It documents the accelerated convergence of male and female sexual behavior in a culture which, up to a few years ago, fully adhered to the double standard. The most striking change relates to the increase in the incidence of female premarital coitus, from 38.3% five years earlier to 64.6%, and perhaps 80% among those students who eventually marry. However, the study also shows that prostitution still plays an important role in the sexual lives of male students.     

Sexual interest and behavior in healthy 80- to 102-year-olds

Sexual interest and behavior of 100 white men and 102 white women ranging in age from 80–102 were studied using an anonymous 117-item questionnaire. Subjects were healthy and upper middle-class, and living in residential retirement facilities; 14% of the women and 29% of the men were presently married. For both men and women, the most common activity was touching and caressing without sexual intercourse, followed by masturbation, followed by sexual intercourse. Of these activities, only touching and caressing showed a significant decline from the 80s to the 90s, with further analyses revealing a significant decline in this activity for men but not for women. Except for past enjoyment of sexual intercourse and of touching and caressing without sexual intercourse, all analyses revealed sex differences reflecting more activity and enjoyment by men. Current income and past guilt over sexual feelings showed very low but significant correlations with some frequency and enjoyment measures, and marital status, extramarital sex, and church attendence were significantly associated with continuing to perform and enjoy some sexual behaviors. Past importance of sex was significantly correlated with present frequency and enjoyment of both sexual intercourse and touching and caressing without sexual intercourse. Correlations between past and present frequency of sexual behaviors were substantial and significant for all but frequency of sexual intercourse, suggesting that current physical and social factors play an overriding role in this area.A part of the data in this paper was presented by the authors at the 6th World Congress of Sexology, Washington DC, May 1983, and submitted by the first author to the faculty of San Francisco State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, August 1983.     

Sexual behavior among university students in Nigeria

Sexual behavior patterns among Nigerian university students and factors influencing them were studied. While premarital cohabitation is common, a large percentage (48%) had their first coital experience between the ages of 22 and 27. Religion does not appear to have a strong inhibiting influence on premarital sex, although it does affect the frequency of changing partners. Contraceptives, although known to almost all the respondents, are not widely used. The use of contraceptives had little influence on premarital cohabitation. Oral-genital, male-male, and female-female sexual practices are very uncommon.     

Sexual behavior of unmarried Colombian University students: A five-year follow-up

The results of a 5-year follow-up survey on the sexual behavior of unmarried Colombian University students are reported. On the whole, these findings corroborate the earlier data. Coital incidences of 93.9% among males and 38.3% among females, as well as the important role prostitution still plays in the sexual lives of males, show that the double standard is much in force. However, there are indicators of its erosion, such as male students' decreasing reliance on prostitutes as sources of sexual outlet and the appreciable incidence of female premarital coitus, which could reach 50% among those students that eventually marry.The male results were presented at the First Colombian Congress of Sexology, Cali, August 1981.     

Sexual esteem,sexual satisfaction,and sexual behavior among people with physical disability

This study investigated the association between the severity and duration of physical disability and sexual esteem, sexual depression, sexual satisfaction, and the frequency of sexual behavior. A total of 1,196 participants completed the study. There were 748 participants (367 males, 381 females) who had a physical disability and 448 participants (171 males, 277 females) who were able-bodied. The age range of participants was 18–69 years, with a mean age of 36.39 years (SD = 10.41). The results demonstrated that people with more severe physical impairments experienced significantly lower levels of sexual esteem and sexual satisfaction and significantly higher levels of sexual depression than people who had mild impairments or who did not report having a physical impairment. The study also found that people with more severe physical disabilities engaged in mutual sexual activity significantly less frequently. Women with physical disabilities had significantly more positive feelings about their sexuality and significantly more frequent mutual sexual experiences than their male counterparts. For people with physical disabilities, the frequency of oral sex and nude cuddling were significant predictors of sexual satisfaction in men, while the frequency of deep kissing predicted sexual satisfaction in women. Furthermore, the viewing of erotica was significantly related to sexual dissatisfaction in men. Finally, it was found that people who had experienced their physical impairment for a longer period of time reported significantly more positive feelings about their sexuality. Implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions are made for future research.     

Sexual Motives, Gender, and Sexual Behavior

The roles of gender and the sexual motives of Love, Pleasure, Conformity, Recognition, Dominance, and Submission in numerous usual and unusual sexual behaviors were investigated. In a survey of 191 college undergraduates it was found that Love, Pleasure, Conformity, and Recognition motives, often in interaction with gender, were all important predictors of sexual behavior. Gender was the best predictor of initiating usual sexual behavior, whereas the Love motive was the best predictor of actually engaging in usual sexual behavior. Pleasure and Recognition in interaction with gender were the best predictors of engaging in unusual sexual behavior. None of the sexual motives predicted initiating unusual sexual behavior. Findings suggest that a variety of sexual motives may underlie sexual behavior.     

Sexual Coercion and Behavior Among a Sample of Sexual Minority Women

Sexual coercion may affect the sexual experiences of sexual minority women differently. Women (n = 445) aged 18 to 71 years (Mean = 30.38) answered an online survey on sexual orientation, lifetime coercion, and sexual history. Sexual minority women (45.8%, n = 204) were more likely to report having been coerced into unwanted sexual behavior (56.5%) than heterosexual women (44.8 %; p = 0.010). Coerced sexual minority women reported earlier ages of initiation into performing oral sex (p = 0.016), penile-vaginal (p = 0.024), and penile-anal (p = 0.027) intercourse. In multiple logistic regression models, currently being in a partnered relationship was the sole factor related to lifetime engagement in penile-vaginal intercourse and receiving oral sex from partners. Having at least a graduate degree was the only characteristic related to engagement in lifetime penile-anal intercourse. Sexual coercion was not related to any lifetime sexual behavior outcomes. The nature of sexual initiation and coercion should be explored further among sexual minority women, with the goal of incorporating their experiences into prevention and treatment initiatives.     

Sexual behavior of Colombian female university students

The results of a survey of sexual behavior conducted among 113 female students of Caldas University, Manizales, Colombia, are reported. Among other findings, cumulative incidence of masturbation was 68.1% and that of premarital coitus 33.6%. On the other hand, 56.4% of the nonvirgins professed to have had oralgenital contacts and 28.2% of them said that they had experienced anal coitus. While 96.5% of the students admitted contact with pornographic materials and 40.4% had been sexually aroused by these materials, 18% of those subjects who had been exposed to romantic (nonsexually explicit) materials professed to have been sexually aroused. As to contraceptive practices, many students never used any contraceptive method, and 11.4% of the coitally experienced respondents admitted to having had an induced abortion. This study also shows a negative correlation between religiosity and the subjects' sexual behavior. Highly significant sex differences in sexual behavior among Colombian university students are also revealed when this study's findings are compared with data from male medical students.     

家庭因素对青少年婚前性行为及危险性行为的影响

目的:探索家庭因素对未婚青少年首次性行为以及危险性行为的影响。方法:采用多阶段抽样方法抽取上海市15～24岁青少年进行匿名电子问卷调查。结果:调查的6023名未婚青少年中12.7%有过性行为(男16.8%、女8.7%),其中首次性行为发生在≤18岁、首次性行为未使用安全措施、有过商业性行为、与陌生人、与吸毒人员发生过性行为的比例分别为29.9%、55.2%、4.3%、12.2%和0.5%;多因素分析结果显示,出生年代越早、与父母同住、青春期早期家庭支持评分较高及父母反对婚前性行为的青少年发生婚前性行为的可能性和危险性行为评分均较低;家庭因素对性行为的影响存在性别差异,女性性行为的发生受家庭因素的影响比较大,而男性更多地受人口学特征的影响。结论:青少年婚前性行为的发生趋于年轻化。家庭因素可能影响青少年的婚前性行为及危险性行为的发生,并且这种影响作用存在性别差异。     

Sexual risk behavior in women with cervical human papillomavirus infection

In a study of 972 women, sexual characteristics of 66 women with a cervical human papillomavirus infection (CHPI) were compared to the remaining study population. Among a number of sexual variables that were significantly correlated with CHPI were number of lifetime sexual partners, short partnerships, many recent partners, infidelity, casual travel sex, sexual début abroad, oral and anal sex, and sexual abuse. In multifactorial analyses four variables remained significantly correlated with CHPI, i.e., number of lifetime sexual partners, casual travel sex, sexual début abroad, and infidelity. It is concluded that CHPI shows most of the epidemiological characteristics of a sexually transmitted disease.     

上海对外贸易学院大学生性观念性行为情况调查

目的为了全面掌握了解大学生性观念性行为的现状,对大学生中所存在的性健康问题做到早期发现并及时提供帮助和咨询。方法对上海对外贸易学院大三学生采用随机抽样调查的方法。结果2003年和2004年分别有37%和57%的大学生在谈恋爱;40%和60%的大学生有接吻、拥抱等性行为。结论大学生在校谈恋爱和性交的比率均在逐年增加。学校应继续加大性健康教育,更应增强对大学生自我保护意识的教育。     

上海对外贸易学院大学生性观念性行为情况调查

目的 为了全面掌握了解大学生性观念性行为的现状,对大学生中所存在的性健康问题做到早期发现并及时提供帮助和咨询。方法 对上海对外贸易学院大三学生采用随机抽样调查的方法。结果 2003年和2004年分别有37％和57％的大学生在谈恋爱;40％和60％的大学生有接吻、拥抱等性行为。结论 大学生在校谈恋爱和性交的比率均在逐年增加。学校应继续加大性健康教育,更应增强对大学生自我保护意识的教育。     

西安医学生性行为及其影响因素病例对照研究

目的了解医学本科生性行为现状及其影响因素。方法于2015年12月—2016年6月对西安某医学院本科生采用匿名自填问卷形式调查其一般人口学资料、性行为和相关性知识、性态度等。运用病例对照研究方法,将有性行为作为病例组,无性行为作为对照组,单因素统计分析采用χ2检验,多因素分析采用条件logistic回归分析。结果医学生性行为发生率为4.32%(430/9 950)。在发生性行为者中,男性中存在商业性行为的占13.6%(37/273),女性存在商业性行为的占4.3%(6/139),P<0.01;男男同性性行为构成比为12.5%(33/265)。年级(OR=0.65,95%CI=0.55~0.78)、月生活开支(OR=0.65,95%CI=0.52~0.80)、婚恋状况(OR=0.55,95%CI=0.44~0.71)、接受性教育(OR=1.77,95%CI=1.15~2.71)、婚前性行为态度(OR=1.30,95%CI=1.04~1.64)、交往前性行为态度(OR=0.69,95%CI=0.52~0.91)、对同性恋态度(OR=1.51,95%CI=1.14~21.99)、同学性行为估计(OR=1.62,95%CI=0.56~0.68)是与性行为发生有明显关联的影响因素。结论医学生性行为发生率相对较低,和性态度密切相关。     

Sexual behavior of the male schizophrenic: The impact of illness and medications

The literature concerning the impact of (a) the schizophrenic illness and (b) the neuroleptic drugs (which are the most commonly employed medications for this disorder) on male sexual behavior is critically reviewed in the light of what is currently known about the interaction of both the schizophrenic illness and the neuroleptic drugs with hormones and neurotransmitters known to play a role in male sexual behavior. The effect of the schizophrenic illness on male sexual behavior is unclear, but there are some indications that chronic, severe schizophrenia may exert detrimental effects on many aspects of male sexual behavior. As for neuroleptic drugs, a wealth of evidence suggests that they have many detrimental effects on male sexual behavior. Nevertheless, since the introduction of these drugs, the reproductive rates of male schizophrenics have increased. The multiplicity of factors involved in the sexual behavior of the schizophrenic patient is emphasized. It is concluded that the sexual behavior of the male schizophrenic provides an important forum for studying the interaction between psychological, sociological and biochemical-pharmacological factors which determine sexual behavior.