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Risky behavior in women with history of casual travel sex
M Arvidson1, I Kallings, S Nilsson
1Institute of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Objectives:
To define epidemiologic and psychosocial characteristics in women with a history of casual travel sex abroad.
Study Design:
The participants consisted of 996 women attending for contraceptive advice, of whom 276 admitted that they had experience of casual travel sex. The remaining women served as a comparison group. In structured interviews, questions were asked about educational level, partnerships, reproductive history, contraceptive and drug use, smoking, and psychosocial factors such as wariness, success, and attractiveness.
Results:
The women with experience of casual travel sex were more often single, had more often experienced broken relationships, were more often smokers, and used alcohol or cannabis at a higher-frequency. Their educational level was higher and a history of induced abortions was more common.
Conclusions:
The results of this study indicate that women with experience of casual travel sex not only take sexual risks, but take other risks that might impose danger to their health.