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Unconventional sexual behaviors and their correlations with physical, mental and sexual health parameters in a sample of 7,022 women and men from the five Brazilian regions
2010; Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1809-452X
AutoresWaldemar Mendes de Oliveira, Carmita Helena Najjar Abdo,
Tópico(s)Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
ResumoResumo Objetivo: A literatura apresenta estudos sobre parafilias e compulsao sexual, mas raros sobre a frequencia de praticas sexuais afins na comunidade. Foi investigada a associacao entre comportamento sexual nao convencional (CSNC) e parâmetros sociodemograficos e de saude. Metodo: Estudo transversal, de 7.022 individuos (54,6% de homens) realizado por meio de questionario auto-responsivo comparou individuos com pelo menos um CSNC (grupo 1) e individuos sem esta referencia (grupo 2). Resultados: A idade media das mulheres (35,0 vs 35,9 anos; p<0,05) e dos homens (36,5 vs 37,8 anos; p<0,05) foram menores no grupo 1 do que no grupo 2, respectivamente. Mais homens (52,3%) que mulheres (30,4%) (p<0,001) apresentaram CSNC. Comportamento fetichista (13,4%) e voyeurista (13,0%) foram os mais frequentes. CSNC foi associado com: genero masculino; estado civil solteiro e separado; raca negra e parda; nivel educacional medio e fundamental; historico de tratamento para transtorno do estresse pos-traumatico; dependencia por alcool; contracepcao de emergencia; dificuldade no inicio da vida sexual; violencia sexual sofrida; bissexualidade; pratica de sexo anal e oral. Conclusoes: Os CSNC devem ser valorizados, pois se associam a indicativos de condicoes de educacao e saude menos favoraveis. Palavras-chave: Comportamento sexual, Sexualidade, Parafilia, Sexo sem protecao, Parceiros sexuais Abstract Objective: The literature presents studies about paraphilias and sexual compulsion, but does not include the frequency of similar sexual practices in the community. The associations between unconventional sexual behavior (USB) and sociodemographic and health parameters were investigated. Method: A cross-sectional study of 7,022 individuals (45.4% of women) was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire that compared individuals carrying at least one reference of USB (Group 1) with individuals without such reference (Group 2). Results: Women’s mean age was 35.0 vs. 35.9 years (p < 0.05) and men’s mean age was 36.5 vs. 37.8 years (p < 0.05) being lower in Group 1 than in Group 2, respectively. More men (52.3%) than women (30.4%) (p < 0.001) presented USB. Fetishism (13.4%) and voyeuristic behavior (13.0%) were more frequent. USB was associated with male gender, single or separated marital status, black or mulatto race, elementary and high school educational level, history of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment, alcohol dependence, emergency contraception, difficulty at the beginning of sexual life, sexual violence, bisexuality, and performance of anal or oral intercourse. Conclusions: USB must be valued because it is associated with indicators of poorer health status and lower educational level. Keywords: Sexual behavior, Sexuality, Paraphilias, Unsafe sex, Sexual partners
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