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Karen Vail-Smith1, Lauren MacKenzie Whetstone, David Knox
1Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. vailsmithk@ecu.edu
Objectives:
To determine the prevalence of sexual infidelity and disclosure among undergraduates and to identify the characteristics of those engaging in infidelity.
Methods:
Analysis of responses from an online survey of 1341 undergraduate.
Results:
Approximately 27% of males and 20% of females reported having oral, vaginal, or anal sex outside a partner-perceived monogamous relationship. Men over the age of 20, binge drinkers, fraternity members, male NCAA athletes, or the nonreligious were most likely to engage in these behaviors.
Conclusions:
Implement educational strategies to encourage undergraduates in committed relationships to reconsider their STI risk and to protect themselves via condom usage.
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