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Condom Negotiation and Sexual Health in Young Italian Women

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 14; Issue: Supplement_4b Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.531

1743-6109

Valentina Fava, Irene Melis, M. Colombo, Marco Silvaggi, Cristina Rossetto, Chiara Nanini, Cinzia Artioli, Sara Simone, Chiara Malandrino, Simona Gabriella Di Santo,

Marriage and Sexual Relationships

In recent years many European studies showed a change in lifestyle and sexual behaviors among young women, like a decreased age of first intercourse, a higher number of sexual partners, a higher consumption of alcohol and a lower use of condom. Aim of this study is to identify the condom negotiation strategies of a representative sample of Italian female university students (IFUS) during sexual intercourse, and evaluate the relation between religiosity, relationship status, alcohol/drugs use and type of negotiation strategy. Nine hundred thirty-seven IFUS, aged 19–26 years, attending the 2nd and 3rd year of humanistic, technical and medical faculties in nine Italian Universities. This is a multicentric study. Two questionnaires were administered to the students: one survey was specifically designed for the study to collect socio-demographic data and sexual and contraceptive habits; the second is the validated Italian version of Condom Influence Strategy Questionnaire (CISQ).