Risky Sexual Behaviour and Sexual Victimization among Young People with Risky Substance Use in Europe-Perspectives from Belgium, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany
(2023) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(21).- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research indicates that among the risks associated with young people's alcohol and illicit drug use are sexual risks. However, insights into co-occurrence of substance use and sexual risks in adolescent samples and possible differences across countries are limited. METHODS: A sample of 1449 adolescents from Belgium, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany screened positive for risky alcohol/illicit drug use in a web-based intervention against alcohol and illicit drug use. They also reported incidents of sex while being drunk and/or high on drugs, condomless sex on these occasions, and sexualized touching and sexual victimization while being drunk or high on drugs. RESULTS: In the sample, 21.5% of the participants reported... (More)
BACKGROUND: Research indicates that among the risks associated with young people's alcohol and illicit drug use are sexual risks. However, insights into co-occurrence of substance use and sexual risks in adolescent samples and possible differences across countries are limited. METHODS: A sample of 1449 adolescents from Belgium, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Germany screened positive for risky alcohol/illicit drug use in a web-based intervention against alcohol and illicit drug use. They also reported incidents of sex while being drunk and/or high on drugs, condomless sex on these occasions, and sexualized touching and sexual victimization while being drunk or high on drugs. RESULTS: In the sample, 21.5% of the participants reported sexualized touching, 9.9% being victim to sexual assault, and 49.8% having had sex while being drunk and/or high on drugs; of the latter, 48.3% had condomless sex. Reports on having had sex while being drunk and/or high on drugs were associated with higher levels of past 30-day binge drinking. Being a victim of sexual assault was associated with past 30-day binge drinking only in young men. CONCLUSION: When devising preventive interventions against risky substance use in adolescents, an additional focus should be set on integrating steps against sexual risks.
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- Baldus, Christiane ; Elgán, Tobias H. ; Soyez, Veerle ; Tønnesen, Hanne LU ; Arnaud, Nicolas ; Csemy, Ladislav and Thomasius, Rainer
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- publishing date
- 2023-10-31
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- adolescence, binge drinking, condom use, illicit drug use, sexual risks, sexual victimization
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- volume
- 20
- issue
- 21
- publisher
- MDPI AG
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- scopus:85176418777
- pmid:37947560
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph20217002
- language
- English
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- yes
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- b1ca9450-b650-4715-95a9-6ff93a8e91fb
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- 2024-01-02 16:00:01
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- 2024-10-03 08:13:56
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