Journal article
Sexual identity, same-sex partners and risk behaviour among a community-based sample of young people in Australia
AL Bowring, AM Vella, L Degenhardt, M Hellard, MSC Lim
International Journal of Drug Policy | Published : 2014
Abstract
Background: Young people who are same-sex attracted report higher rates of substance use, sexual risk behaviour, and mental health problems. Numerous studies have shown that sexual identity, sexual behaviour and sexual attraction do not always correspond, particularly among young people. We describe sexual identity, sexual partners, and associations between sexual identity and risk in a community-based sample of young people. Methods: From 2011 to 2013, young people (16-29 years) were recruited at a music festival in Melbourne, Australia to self-complete a questionnaire. We describe sexual identity and gender of anal/vaginal sex partners in the past year. Secondly, we assess associations bet..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge and thank the research team, recruiters and the participants who were involved in the data collection. This project has been greatly assisted by the Victorian AIDS Council (VAC), Marie Stopes International, Beyond Blue, Hepatitis C Victoria, Family Planning Victoria, Cadbury Schweppes, The Department of Health and Ageing, Third Drawer Down, Step Back Think and the staff at the Melbourne Big Day Out. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial contributions received for this work from the Victorian Department of Health and Victorian Law Enforcement Drug Fund (VLEDF), and from the Victorian Operational Infrastructure Support Program received by the Burnet Institute. The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of NSW is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvements Grants Fund. ALB is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award, LD is support by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Principal Research Fellowship, MH is supported by a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship, and MSCL is supported by NHMRC Sidney Sax Fellowship.