Sexual health and the Rugby World Cup 2011: a cross-sectional study of sexual health clinics in New Zealand

Psutka, Rebecca; Priest, Patricia; Dickson, Nigel; Connor, Jennie; Azariah, Sunita; Kennedy, Jane; Morgan, Jane; McIlraith, Jill

doi:10.1071/sh12076

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“…Seven per cent of women had non-consensual sex. 7 A study during the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, did not show an increase in the supply of One other patient outside the time period analysed reported that he/she was in London to attend the Olympics Games.…”

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Assessment of the impact of the London Olympics 2012 on selected non-genitourinary medicine clinic sexual health services

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With minimal information on sexual health provision during mass-gathering events, our aim was to describe the use of sexual health, contraceptive, sex worker and sexual assault services during the London 2012 Olympics. We analysed data from five sources. One contraceptive service provider reported a 10% increase in attendance during the main Games, while emergency contraception prescriptions rose during the main Olympics, compared to the week before, but were similar or lower than at the beginning and end of the summer period. A health telephone advice line reported a 16% fall in sexual health-related calls during the main Olympics, but a 33% increase subsequently. London sexual assault referral centres reported that 1.8% of sexual assaults were Olympics-linked. A service for sex workers reported that 16% started working in the sex industry and 7% moved to London to work during the Olympics. Fifty-eight per cent and 45% of sex workers reported fewer clients and an increase in police crack-downs, respectively. Our results show a change in activity across these services during the 2012 summer, which may be associated with the Olympics. Our data are a guide to other services when anticipating changes in service activity and planning staffing for mass-gathering events.

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“…Seven per cent of women had non-consensual sex. 7 A study during the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, did not show an increase in the supply of sex workers or trafficking, although it did show that a reduced number of clients were available during the time period. 8…”

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“…Other norms at sporting mass gatherings may be associated with different kinds of risky behaviours, such as sexual risk-taking behaviours, that may increase the prevalence of health risks. For example, some rugby fans engage in consensual unprotected sex that might be associated with increasing the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) [170].…”

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Social norms and risks at mass gatherings: A systematic review

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Moore

2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Sport and male sexuality

Sgrò

Luigi

2017

J Endocrinol Invest

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The relationships between sport and sexuality in males are of great social and clinical interest, because of sports and motor activities that highly promote social and sexual relationships. Even if few literature exist, two main questions should be taken into account: whether and how physical exercise and sport positively or negatively influence sexual health and behavior and/or whether and how sexual behavior may affect a sub-sequent sport performance. Physical exercise and sport per se can influence, positively or negatively, the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis function and, consequently, the individual's reproductive and/or sexual health. This depends on individual factors such as genetic and epigenetic ones and on different variables involved in the practice of sport activities (type of sport, intensity and duration of training, doping and drug use and abuse, nutrition, supplements, psychological stress, allostatic load, etc.). If well conducted, motor and sport activities could have beneficial effects on sexual health in males. Among different lifestyle changes, influencing sexual health, regular physical activity is fundamental to antagonize the onset of erectile dysfunction (ED). However, competitive sport can lead both reproductive and/or sexual tract damages and dysfunctions, transient (genital pain, hypoesthesia of the genitalia, hypogonadism, DE, altered sexual drive, etc.) or permanent (hypogonadism, DE, etc.), by acting directly (traumas of the external genitalia, saddle-related disorders in cyclists, etc.) or indirectly (exercise-related hypogonadism, drug abuse, doping, stress, etc.). Sexual activities shortly performed before a sport competition could differently influence sport performance. Due to the few existing data, it is advisable to avoid an absolute pre-competition sexual abstinence.

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Sexual health and the Rugby World Cup 2011: a cross-sectional study of sexual health clinics in New Zealand

Abstract: These findings highlight issues that are amenable to prevention. The continued promotion of condoms as well as a reduction in the promotion and availability of alcohol at such events may reduce sexual health risks as well as other harm.

Cited by 7 publications

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Assessment of the impact of the London Olympics 2012 on selected non-genitourinary medicine clinic sexual health services

Assessment of the impact of the London Olympics 2012 on selected non-genitourinary medicine clinic sexual health services

Social norms and risks at mass gatherings: A systematic review

Sport and male sexuality

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