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Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study
Croatian Medical Journal, 64 (2023), 3; 186-197. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186
Landripet, Ivan; Božičević, Ivana; Baćak, Valerio; Štulhofer, Aleksandar

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Landripet, I., Božičević, I., Baćak, V. & Štulhofer, A. (2023). Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study. Croatian Medical Journal, 64. (3), 186-197. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186

Landripet, Ivan, et al. "Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study." Croatian Medical Journal, vol. 64, no. 3, 2023, pp. 186-197. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186

Landripet, Ivan, Ivana Božičević, Valerio Baćak and Aleksandar Štulhofer. "Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study." Croatian Medical Journal 64, no. 3 (2023): 186-197. https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186

Landripet, I., et al. (2023) 'Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study', Croatian Medical Journal, 64(3), pp. 186-197. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186

Landripet I, Božičević I, Baćak V, Štulhofer A. Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study. Croatian Medical Journal [Internet]. 2023 June [cited 2024 May 02];64(3):186-197. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186

I. Landripet, I. Božičević, V. Baćak and A. Štulhofer, "Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study", Croatian Medical Journal, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 186-197, June 2023. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:240510. [Accessed: 02 May 2024]

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Title (english)Changes in sexually transmitted infections-related sexual risk-taking among young Croatian adults: a 2005-2021 three-wave population-based study
AuthorIvan Landripet
AuthorIvana Božičević
AuthorValerio Baćak
AuthorAleksandar Štulhofer
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of Sociology)
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
(Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Social Medicine
Abstract (english)
Aim To assess the prevalence and dynamics of risky sexual behaviors among Croatian emerging adults in the 2005-2021 period. Methods Three surveys were conducted on large-scale national samples of young adults aged 18-24 in 2005 (N = 1092) and 18-25 in 2010 and 2021 (N = 1005 and N = 1210, respectively). The 2005 and 2010 studies were conducted with face-to-face interviews on stratified probabilistic samples. The 2021 study was conducted by computer-assisted web-interviewing on a quota-based random sample from the largest national online panel. Results Compared with 2005 and 2010, the age at coital debut increased for both genders in 2021 (by a median of one year, to 18 years, and by a mean of half a year, to 17.5 years, in men and to 17.9 in women). In the 2005-2021 period, condom use increased by about 15% both at first intercourse (to 80%) and in consistent use (to 40% in women and 50% in men). When we controlled for basic socio-demographics, Cox and logistic regressions indicated that, for both genders, in 2005 and 2010 compared with 2021, the risks/odds were significantly higher for reporting an earlier sexual debut (adjusted hazard ratio 1.25-1.37), multiple sexual partners (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.62-3.31), and concurrent relationships (AOR 3.36-4.64), while the odds were lower for condom use at first sexual intercourse (AOR 0.24-0.46) and consistently (AOR 0.51-0.64). Conclusion Risky sexual behaviors decreased in the 2021 survey compared with the previous two waves, in both genders. Nonetheless, sexual risk-taking is still frequent among young Croatian adults. The introduction of sexuality education and other national-level public health interventions to reduce sexual risk-taking thus remains a public health imperative.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleCroatian Medical Journal
Numberingvol. 64, no. 3, pp. 186-197
p-ISSN0353-9504
e-ISSN1332-8166
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2023.64.186
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:240510
Publication2023-06
Document URLhttp://www.cmj.hr/2023/64/3/37391916.htm
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