Risky behavior in women with history of casual travel sex.
OBJECTIVE
To define epidemiologic and psychosocial characteristics in women with a history of casual travel sex abroad.


METHODS
The participants consisted of 996 women attending for contraceptive advice, of whom 276 admitted that they had experience of casual travel sex. The remaining women served as a comparison group. In structured interviews, questions were asked about educational level, partnerships, reproductive history, contraceptive and drug use, smoking, and psychosocial factors such as wariness, success, and attractiveness.


RESULTS
The women with experience of casual travel sex were more often single, had more often experienced broken relationships, were more often smokers, and used alcohol or cannabis at a higher-frequency. Their educational level was higher and a history of induced abortions was more common.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study indicate that women with experience of casual travel sex not only take sexual risks, but take other risks that might impose danger to their health.
Arvidson
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Institute of Clinical Bacteriology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Kallings
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Nilsson
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Hellberg
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Mårdh
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PA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014195:Travel