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    Sexually active older Australian's knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and safer sexual practices

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    Lyons, A.
    Heywood, W.
    Fileborn, B.
    Minichiello, V.
    Barrett, C.
    Brown, Graham
    Hinchliff, S.
    Malta, S.
    Crameri, P.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Lyons, A. and Heywood, W. and Fileborn, B. and Minichiello, V. and Barrett, C. and Brown, G. and Hinchliff, S. et al. 2017. Sexually active older Australian's knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and safer sexual practices. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 41 (3): pp. 259-261.
    Source Title
    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    DOI
    10.1111/1753-6405.12655
    ISSN
    1326-0200
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66737
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    © 2017 The Authors Objective: Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are rising among older Australians. We conducted a large survey of older people's knowledge of STIs and safer sexual practices. Methods: A total of 2,137 Australians aged 60 years and older completed the survey, which included 15 questions assessing knowledge of STIs and safer sexual practices. We examined both levels of knowledge and factors associated with an overall knowledge score. Results: In total, 1,652 respondents reported having sex in the past five years and answered all knowledge questions. This group had good general knowledge but poorer knowledge in areas such as the protection offered by condoms and potential transmission modes for specific STIs. Women had better knowledge than men. Men in their 60s, men with higher education levels, and men who thought they were at risk of STIs reported better knowledge than other men. Knowledge was also better among men and women who had been tested for STIs or reported ‘other’ sources of knowledge on STIs. Conclusions: Many older Australians lack knowledge of STIs and safer sexual pr actices. Implications for public health: To reverse current trends toward increasing STI diagnoses in this population, policies and education campaigns aimed at improving knowledge levels may need to be considered.

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