Title |
Mental Health and Associated Sexual Health Behaviours in a Sample of Young People Attending a Music Festival in Melbourne, Victoria
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Published in |
Community Mental Health Journal, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s10597-015-9981-2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Elise R. Carrotte, Alyce M. Vella, Margaret E. Hellard, Megan S. C. Lim |
Abstract |
Poor mental health has previously been associated with risky sexual health behaviours among young people internationally and in clinical samples, but little is known about this relationship in non-clinical settings. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with a convenience sample of 1345 Australians aged 15-29. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify sexual health behaviours independently associated with recent poor mental health including contraception use, STI testing, sexting and age at first sexual intercourse. Recent poor mental health was reported by 29.7 % of participants and independently associated with female gender (OR 1.8; 95 % CI 1.4-2.4), not identifying as heterosexual (OR 3.0; 95 % CI 2.1-4.4) and young age at first sexual intercourse among female participants (OR 1.4; 95 % CI 1.0-2.0). Results suggest mental health is largely driven by variables other than sexual health behaviours, although youth mental health services should consider inclusion of sexual health promotion within the scope of their services. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Australia | 3 | 38% |
Slovenia | 1 | 13% |
Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
Scientists | 2 | 25% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 61 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
Other | 6 | 10% |
Student > Master | 4 | 7% |
Other | 11 | 18% |
Unknown | 18 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 12 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 15% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 8% |
Unknown | 22 | 36% |