Sexual activities and condom use among heterosexual men and women engaged in mixed-gender group sex events in Melbourne, Australia

Chen Lew, Christopher K. Fairley, Julien Tran, Tiffany R. Phillips, Jason J. Ong, Ei T. Aung, Kate Maddaford, Catriona S. Bradshaw, Marcus Y. Chen, Eric P. F. Chow Group sex has been identified as a risk factor for HIV and STI. In this cross-sectional study of 3277 heterosexual men and women, we found that 5% had engaged in group sex in the past 3 months. Of those who had vaginal sex in the most recent group sex event, only 35% used condoms consistently and changed condoms between consecutive partners. Safe sex messages on changing condoms between partners and between sexual activities should be reinforced for sexually transmitted infections prevention.
Source: Sexual Health - Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Source Type: research