All analytical analyses had been carried out by the SPSS 23 with p values Ethics
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Outcomes Subjects traits
Topics had been recruited between 2015 and December 2015 september. A complete of 676 subjects finished the cross-sectional study. Among these, 666 topics had been contained in the information analysis; one other 10 topics had been excluded that they were not college students because they indicated. The mean age had been two decades; 54.1percent had been feminine, 82.4% had been heterosexual, 71.5% had been presently in a dating relationship, 60.5% didn’t have sexual activity experience and 52.9% currently used dating apps. Demographic info is shown in dining dining Table 1 .
Facets related to having sexual activity experience, the corresponding chi-square data, modified odds ratios (aOR) produced by numerous logistic regression analyses and model evaluation data are shown in dining Table 2 . All facets that have been significant in the chi-square analysis stayed statistically significant within the numerous logistic regression analysis with the exception of sex and month-to-month income. Factors connected with having intercourse that is sexual included making use of dating apps (aOR: 1.87), being older (aOR: 1.39), being bisexual or homosexual (aOR: 4.14), increasingly being in a dating relationship (aOR: 2.14), being a present cigarette cigarette cigarette smoker (aOR: 6.14) being a present drinker (aOR: 2.68).
2 hundred sixty topics that has intercourse that is sexual had been further analysed to explore facets related to their intimate behaviours. Their demographic info is shown in
The outcomes of multiple linear regression analysis discovered that factors connected with more life time sexual partners had been being a person of dating apps, reporting very very first sexual activity before 16 years old (the chronilogical age of permission in Hong Kong), being older, having a month-to-month income more than HKD$5,000 being a current cigarette smoker.
intercourse experience
p-value ^
Multiple logistic regression (letter = 638)
Yes
No
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
p-value
Use of dating apps, n (per cent)
p 1.87 (1.29–2.72)
Mean age (SD)
p 1.39 (1.22–1.59)
sex, n (%)
p orientation that is sexual n (per cent)
p 4.14 (2.50–6.84)
Relationship status, n (percent)
p 2.14 (1.38–3.30)
month-to-month income, n (percent)
p habit that is smoking n (percent)
p 6.14 (1.69–22.34)
consuming practice, n (percent)
p 2.68 (1.84–3.91)
dining Table 3 .
general
App users
Non app users
n = 260
n = 170
n = 90
Demographics
Mean age (SD) *
20.54 (1.66)
20.75 (1.70)
20.15 (1.52)
sex, n (%) ^
Male
134 (51.54)
98 (57.65)
36 (40.00)
feminine
122 (46.92)
71 (41.76)
51 (56.67)
failed to answer
4 (1.54)
1 (0.59)
3 (3.33)
intimate orientation, n (%) ^^
Heterosexual
180 (69.23)
105 (61.76)
75 (83.33)
Bisexual/homosexual
78 (30.00)
64 (37.65)
14 (15.56)
failed to solution
2 (0.77)
1 (0.59)
1 (1.11)
Relationship status, n (per cent)
maybe Not currently in a relationship
62 (23.85)
46 (27.06)
16 (17.78)
Presently in a relationship
198 (76.15)
124 (72.94)
74 (82.22)
Monthly income, n (%) ^^
^
Non current cigarette cigarette smoker
234 (90.00)
148 (87.06)
86 (95.56)
present cigarette cigarette smoker
25 (9.62)
21 (12.35)
4 (4.44)
failed to respond to
1 (0.38)
1 (0.59)
0 (0.00)
consuming status, n (percent)
Non current drinker
98 (37.69)
60 (35.29)
38 (42.22)
Current drinker
161 (61.92)
109 (64.12)
52 (57.78)
would not respond to
1 (0.38)
1 (0.59)
0 (0.00)
Sexual behaviours
quantity of intimate lovers (life time) **
3.26 (3.62)
4.07 (3.82)
1.72 (2.59)
amount of intimate lovers (three months) **
1.01 (0.69)
1.12 (0.73)
0.81 (0.56)
amount of intimate lovers (1 months) *
0.75 (0.57)
0.80 (0.60)
0.65 (0.50)
amount of intimate lovers (unprotected sexual activity, lifetime) **
2.00 (2.55)
2.63 (2.79)
0.80 (1.40)
Age of the very first sexual activity ^^
^^
Inconsistent
186 (71.54)
134 (78.82)
52 (57.78)
Consistent (100%)
74 (28.46)
36 (21.18)
38 (42.22)
style of sexual lovers (final time that they had intercourse) ^^
Committed partner (boyfriend/girlfriend)
205 (78.85)
121 (71.18)
84 (93.33)
Casual partner
55 (21.15)
49 (28.82)
6 (6.67)
Condom use (last time that they had intercourse) ^^
No
125 (48.08)
97 (57.06)
28 (31.11)
Yes
133 (51.15)
72 (42.35)
61 (67.78)
didn’t solution
2 (0.77)
1 (0.59)
1 (1.11)