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    Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: a snapshot

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    Williams, R.
    Lawrence, C.
    Wilkes, Edward
    Shipp, M.
    Henry, B.
    Eades, S.
    Mathers, B.
    Kaldor, J.
    Maher, L.
    Gray, Dennis
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Williams, R. and Lawrence, C. and Wilkes, E. and Shipp, M. and Henry, B. and Eades, S. and Mathers, B. et al. 2014. Sexual behaviour, drug use and health service use by young Noongar people in Western Australia: a snapshot. Sexual Health. 12 (3): pp. 188-193.
    Source Title
    Sexual Health
    DOI
    10.1071/SH14038
    ISSN
    1448-5028
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25945
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This study aimed to describe sexual health behaviour, alcohol and other drug use, and health service use among young Noongar people in the south-west of Western Australia. Method: A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among a sample of 244 Noongar people aged 16-30 years. Results: The sample was more disadvantaged than the wider Noongar population. Sexual activity was initiated at a young age, 18% had two or more casual sex partners in the previous 12 months, with men more likely to have done so than women (23% vs 14%). Condoms were always or often carried by 57% of men and 37% of women, and 36% of men and 23% of women reported condom use at last sex with a casual partner. Lifetime sexually transmissible infection diagnosis was 14%. Forty percent currently smoked tobacco and 25% reported risky alcohol consumption on a weekly and 7% on an almost daily basis. Cannabis was used by 37%, 12% used drugs in addition to cannabis and 11% reported recently injecting drugs. In the previous 12 months, 66% had a health check and 31% were tested for HIV or sexually transmissible infections. Additionally, 25% sought advice or assistance for mental health or alcohol and other drug issues. Discussion: Although some respondents engaged in risky sexual behaviour, alcohol and other drug use or both, most did not. Particularly encouraging was the engagement of respondents with the health care system, especially among those engaging in risky behaviours. The results confound negative stereotypes of Aboriginal people and demonstrate a level of resilience among respondents.

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