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| Title |
Sexual Risk Taking in a Community Sample of International Backpackers Visiting Brisbane, Australia
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| Published in |
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1177/1010539513483822 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jane A. Fischer, Joseph Debattista, Soulmaz Rostami, Anthony R. Peet, Judith A. Dean, Kate E. Allen, Mary Stewart |
| Abstract |
We sought to examine correlations between international backpackers' alcohol consumption and sexual behaviors and determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea in this population. A cross-sectional study design consisting of a convenience sample (N = 168) of non-treatment-seeking international backpackers visiting Brisbane, Australia was recruited. Participants were asked to self-complete a questionnaire on sexual behavior and to undertake a urine-based polymerase chain reaction test for C trachomatis and N gonorrhoea. Since arriving in Australia, 73.2% reported having had sex, with a median number of 2 different sex partners (range = 0-21). Most participants had consumed alcohol (53.7%) and used condoms (46.3%) the last time they had sex. In our sample, there was a 4.3% prevalence of C trachomatis and a 0% prevalence of N gonorrhoea. This study identified a variable pattern of risk among backpackers, with those spending longer periods in the country more likely to have sex with Australians. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 25% |
| United States | 3 | 25% |
| Mexico | 1 | 8% |
| Norway | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 83% |
| Scientists | 2 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 22 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 22 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 18% |
| Researcher | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 18% |
| Unknown | 8 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 4 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 14% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 5% |
| Psychology | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 July 2013.
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#4,352,604
of 24,520,187 outputs
Outputs from Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
#95
of 780 outputs
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#35,430
of 203,263 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
#4
of 25 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 780 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.2. This one has done well, scoring higher than 87% of its peers.
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