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    Changes in Solo and Partnered Sexual Behaviors following the First COVID-19 Wave: Data from an International Study of 26 Countries

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    Publication Date
    2023-07-05
    Authors
    Hensel, Devon J.
    Mark, Kristen P.
    Abdelhamed, Amr
    Burns, Sharyn
    Esho, Tammary
    Hendricks, Jacqui
    Fischer, Vinicius Jobim
    Ivanova, Olena
    Marks, Michael
    Michelsen, Kristien
    Nimby, Fillipo
    Strizzi, Jenna
    Tucker, Joe
    Uhlich, Maximiliane
    Erausquin, Jennifer Toller
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    Objective: To determine individual- and country-level factors associated with self-reported changes in solo and partnered sexual behaviors in an international sample of adults during COVID-19. Methods: Data were from the International Sexual Health And REproductive Health during COVID-19 study (I-SHARE)—a cross-sectional, multi-country study (N1⁄426 countries) assessing adult (N 1⁄4 19,654) sexual/reproductive health before and during the first wave of COVID-19. We examined self-reported changes (three-point scale: decreased, no change, increased) in solo masturbation, hugging/holding hands/cuddling with a partner, sex with a primary partner, sex with a casual partner, sexting with a partner, viewing sexu- ally explicit media and partnered cybersex. Ordinal regression assessed the impact of indi- vidual (age, gender- and sexual-identity, romantic partnership status, employment and income stability, household change and content, mental well-being, changes in alcohol use, and changes in marijuana use) and country-level (e.g., Oxford Stringency Index, Human Development Index, and the Palma Ratio) factors on behavior change. Results: The most common behavior to increase was hugging, kissing, or cuddling with a partner (21.5%), and the most common behavior to decrease was sex with a main partner (36.7%). Household factors like job/income instability and having children over the age of 12 years were signifi- cantly associated with decreased affectionate and sexual partnered sexual behaviors; more frequent substance use was linked to significantly increased solo, partnered, and virtual sex- ual behaviors. Conclusions: Understanding changes in sexual behaviors—as well as the fac- tors that make changes more or less likely among adults around the world—are important to ensure adequate sexual health support development for future public health emergencies.

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    COVID 19; Solo Masturbation; Partnered Sex; Pornography
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    Taylor and Francis
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