Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and the sexual behavior of elderly people presenting to health examination centers in Korea

Choe, Hyun‐Sop; Lee, Seung‐Ju; Kim, Chul Sung; Cho, Yong-Hyun

doi:10.1007/s10156-010-0191-0

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“…A recently published Korean study reported syphilis (0.22%) and chlamydia (0.78%) in a sample of over 60 year olds (N = 1,804 persons from the general population). 17 In the study, 10.6% male respondents had had a sexual experience with a sex worker, 35.7% reported taking Viagra, and the majority of the respondents did not use condoms (26.2%) or reported using them sometimes (28.6%). A study in Singapore, based on the national surveillance data, reported that 7.6% of all STI notifications were in persons aged 50 years and older.…”

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confidence: 83%

STI epidemiology in the global older population: emerging challenges

Minichiello

Rahman

Hawkes

et al. 2012

Perspect Public Health

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This paper reviews the evidence concerning the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with a particular focus on older people. Evidence from North America, Australia, China and Korea clearly shows increasing rates of many STIs in the population group aged 50 years and older. Similar changes are identified in three studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a significant lack of detailed epidemiological data from Asia-Pacific and many African countries. There is also a lack of health education and health programmes directed towards older people. It is likely that sexual ageism is the dynamic that underpins this lack of focus and resources for older people.

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Section: The Evidencementioning

confidence: 83%

STI epidemiology in the global older population: emerging challenges

Minichiello

Rahman

Hawkes

et al. 2012

Perspect Public Health

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“…The major strength of this study, compared to other previous studies in Korea [6][7][8][9]11], is that we used a multi-stratification sampling design to collect nation- ally representative data, with wider age groups, focusing on both the gender. We believe that our results adequately reflect contemporary patterns of Korean sexual behaviors, necessary for formulation of policies and practices to provide better sexual health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recent surveys on sexual behavior included limited age groups and were conducted exclusively among males or females, or specifically investigated only high-risk groups. More importantly, most of these surveys were not performed nation-wide [6][7][8][9][10].…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”

Ahn

Kim

Park

et al. 2021

World J Mens Health

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Purpose: This study aimed to understand the characteristics of sexual behaviors among Korean adults to facilitate the development of strategies and policies focused on sexual health in groups categorized by sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: A nationally representative probability sample of 2,500 individuals (1,273 men and 1,227 women) aged 18-69 years obtained using a stratified multiple-stage sampling method based on Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) participated in a cross-sectional online survey. The survey consisted of structured questionnaires comprising questions on demographic information, lifetime sexual behavior, and sexual behavior in the previous 12 months. Results: The mean age at first sexual intercourse was lower in men than in women (21.9±4.4 vs. 24.1±4.4 years, p=0.001). The overall prevalence rate of sexual events with casual partners within previous 12 months was 13.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 11.6%-14.5%). It was found to more commonly exist among lower age groups and men. The overall regular condom use rates with relationship partner and casual partner were 14.8% (95% CI, 13.2%-16.4%) and 39.6% (95% CI, 33.9%-45.3%), respectively. Condom use rate with casual partners among 20s and 30s men was 51.2%. Overall, only 10.4% of the respondents had received sexual education about sexually transmitted infections. Conclusions: This study provided contemporary sexual behaviors in Korean adults, and identified socio-demographic factors that seem to influence sexual behaviors. Low condom use rates and low rate of receiving sexual education were concerns. The result of this study would be useful to health professionals to formulate policies and strategies related to sexual health.

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“…However, there has been less interest in the elderly’s sex life. As a result, around 10.6% of the men reported sex with a prostitute at least once within the past year and they are highly exposed to the risk of unprotected sex ( Choe et al, 2011 ). In addition, the rate of sex crimes of the elderly is continuously increasing and becoming a serious social issue.…”

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confidence: 99%

Study deviance-type scale in the development of Korean elder

Cho¹,

Yi²,

Hwang³

2015

J Exerc Rehabil

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This research aims to develop a questionnaire of deviant behavior for the Korean elderly people which may make a big contribution to the examination of deviance behavior of the elderly people and may play an important role in providing a methodological basis. In order to accomplish the purpose of the this study, there were three different stages; (a) making preliminary question items, (b) refining the items of the scale through a plot study, and (c) finalizing question items by a main survey. In the first stage, 43 question items were developed using the open-ended questionnaire and structural inquiry of succession from 137 elderly people who are over 65 yr. In the second phase, based on data collected by the 200 elderly people pilot testing was performed through exploratory factor analysis and reliability test. The scale is a 27-item self-report questionnaire. In the main survey conducted by 184 elderly people, 21 items, which consisted of four subfactors, were finalized in order to measure deviance behaviors of the Korean elderly people: social deviance (n=8), economic deviance (n=5), psychological deviance (n=5), and physical deviance (n=3).

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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and the sexual behavior of elderly people presenting to health examination centers in Korea

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

STI epidemiology in the global older population: emerging challenges

STI epidemiology in the global older population: emerging challenges

Analysis of Sexual Behaviors among Adults in Korea: Results from the “Korean National Survey on Sexual Consciousness”

Study deviance-type scale in the development of Korean elder

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