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| Sexual activity and risk-taking in later life | | Author(s) | C Merryn Gott |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 9, no 2, March 2001 |
| Pages | pp 72-78 |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; AIDS ; At risk ; Preventative medicine ; Social surveys ; Sheffield. |
| Annotation | A random sample of 319 people aged 50+ from four electoral wards in Sheffield completed short postal questionnaires regarding their use of sexual health services, their information needs on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, and sexual behaviour issues. About 80% of respondents were currently sexually active, and 7% engaged in behaviours that may place them at risk of contracting an STI. Risk takers were typically male, aged between 50 and 60 years, and married. Being male was also related to reporting current or past sexual health concerns. Of 75 reporting such concerns, two thirds had discussed these concerns with their GP or had attended a genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic. Levels of satisfaction with such consultations were generally high, but declined with increasing age. Overall, most participants felt they had not received much information about STIs and HIV, and about a quarter reported that they would like to receive more information on these topics. As successive cohorts age, older people's expectations and behaviours are likely to change over time, given that the young adults from the 1960s are themselves now in their 60s. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010511208 A |
| Classmark | BIU: CQTT: CA3: LK2: 3F: 85C |
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