Sexual choking/strangulation and its association with condom and contraceptive use: Findings from a survey of students at a university in the Midwestern United States.

Autor: Herbenick D; Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.; Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA., Fu TC; Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.; Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA., Patterson Perry C; Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.; Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Des Moines University, West Des Moines, Iowa, USA., Guerra-Reyes L; Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.; Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA., Eastman-Mueller H; Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.; Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA., Svetina Valdivia D; Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health [Perspect Sex Reprod Health] 2024 Dec; Vol. 56 (4), pp. 358-367. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 26.
DOI: 10.1111/psrh.12285
Abstrakt: Introduction: Consensual sexual choking has become prevalent among young United States (US) adults. In sex between women and men, women are overwhelmingly the ones choked, perhaps reproducing traditional heteronormative power dynamics. No research has examined the relationship between being choked during consensual sex and the use of external condoms and other contraceptives.
Methods: We administered a cross-sectional campus-representative survey to 4989 undergraduate students at a large public Midwestern US university.
Results: Half of respondents (n = 1803) had ever been choked during sex. Having been choked was associated with a significantly lower likelihood of event-level condom use (OR = 0.32 [0.19, 0.54] for >5 times lifetime choking among men and OR = 0.35 [0.27, 0.45] for >5 times lifetime choking among women compared to those with no choking experiences) and in the past 6 months (OR = 0.42 [0.24, 0.72] for >5 times lifetime choking among men and OR = 0.59 [0.43, 0.81] for >5 times lifetime choking among women compared to those with no choking experiences). Also, having ever been choked was associated with a significantly greater likelihood of having used an implant/intra-uterine device in the past 6 months (OR = 1.85 [1.28, 2.68] for >5 times lifetime choking compared to those with no choking experiences).
Conclusion: Recognition that sexual choking is prevalent among young people has only recently emerged and educational programs are lacking. Study findings could be used to engage people in discussions about choking in relation to gender, power, and reproductive health agency.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of University of Ottawa.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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