Impacts on Sexual Health
Burden of Misconception in Sexual Health Care Setting: A Cross-Sectional Investigation among the Patients Attending a Psychiatric Sex Clinic of Bangladesh
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session S. M. Yasir Arafat, Srijony Ahmed
Bangladesh is a country in South Asia with about 160 million people and achieved health related Millennium Development Goals (MDG) significantly. But sexual health is still an untapped issue with predominant myths and misconception. We aimed to look into the proportions of patients attending sexual health care services due to misconceptions. The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 patients attending Psychiatric Sex Clinic (PSC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Respondents were included in the study with convenient sampling from November 2016 to March 2017. Data were collected through face-to-face interview with semi-structured preformed, pretested questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS software 16.0 version. Results: Most of the patients (93%) were male, 60% were married, 62% were urban habitant, 42% were under grade 10, and 33% were service holder. Total 55% of the patients had misconceptions and 29% visited only for misconception; 14% had Premature Ejaculation; and 12% had desire disorder. 32% of the patients had psychiatric disorders and among them depression was most common, 13%. Positive openness in sexual health and appropriate strategy should be taken to improve the quality of sexual life as well as reduce the misconception in the people of Bangladesh.
The Influence of Physical Assault and Cyber-bullying on Risky Sexual Behaviour among Students in Durban, South Africa
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Firoza Haffejee, Rosalie Corona
Sexual violence increases the risk for HIV infection. Social media can be used to communicate false or embarrassing information about another person. Such cyber-bullying can have adverse psychosocial outcomes. To date there are no reports of the effect of cyber-bullying on risky sexual behaviour. This study explored the relationship of physical assault and cyber-bullying on risky sexual behaviour among South African university students. A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted. Demographic characteristics and data on sexual history was obtained. Physical violence and cyber-bullying were measured on a 5-point Likert scale. RESULTS The mean age of participants (n=441) was 22.7±4.3 years, of which 52.4% (n=231) were female. The mean number of current sexual partners was 1.4 ± 1.47 (range: 0-13). Only 28.5% reported using a condom at every sexual intercourse during the last three months. At least one form of physical assault from an intimate partner was endorsed by 50.6% of study respondents. Experience of at least one form of cyber-bullying was reported by 76% of respondents. Consistent condom usage was lower in those who were previously assaulted by an intimate partner (p=0.016) and by those who experienced any form of cyber-bullying from an intimate partner (p=0.020). The number of sexual partners was not influenced by physical assault (p=0.06) nor by cyber-bullying (p=0.083). No gender differences were observed for any of the variables (p>0.05). Experiences of both physical violence and cyber-bullying by an intimate partner increases risky sexual behaviour by decreasing condom usage.
