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| Sexual behaviour and diagnosis of people over the age of 50 attending a sexual health clinic | | Author(s) | Chris Bourne, Victor Minichiello |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 28, no 1, March 2009 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 32-36 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; Urogenital system diseases ; Diagnosis ; Preventative medicine ; Health clinics ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A retrospective patient record of people aged 50 years and over attending a sexual health clinic was investigated to examine the sexual health and behaviour of older Australians. 2438 people aged 50+ were involved in this study. The main reasons for attending were assessment of genital symptoms (40%), testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)(23%), and HIV testing/care (13%). More than 50% of the clients had a previous sexual health problem and more than 50% had not been tested for HIV. Men reported more lifetime sexual partners than women and were significantly more likely to report using condoms, although condom use was variable. Genital herpes (10% women, 6% men) and non-gonococcal urethritis (9% men) were the most commonly diagnosed STIs. High levels of unsafe sex and many important sexual health problems were identified which provide direction for public health interventions for older sexually active Australians. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090601216 A |
| Classmark | BIU: CO: LK7: LK2: L6: 3F: 7YA |
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