International Sexual Partnerships May Be Shaped by Sexual Histories and Socioeconomic Status

Multiple and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships

Sexual practices vary widely, and individuals who have multiple sexual partners may or may not engage in concurrent sexual partnerships. Researchers distinguish serial monogamy, in which an individual may have multiple sexual partners without any overlapping partnerships, from concurrency. Individuals who are involved in concurrent relationships may or may not have a high number of lifetime sex...

The contexts of sexual involvement and concurrent sexual partnerships.

CONTEXT Concurrent sexual partnerships may facilitate the spread of STDs, but little is known about partnership concurrency and its association with the relationship contexts of sexual involvement. METHODS Data about demographic characteristics, sexual histories and the most recent opposite-sex partnership among 783 adults aged 18-59 were drawn from the 1995 Chicago Health and Social Life Sur...

Household Socioeconomic Status and Sexual Behaviour among Nigerian Female Youth

This paper examines the determinants of sexual behaviour with special reference to the effect of household socio-economic status as a proxy for poverty. The data are derived from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey; the analysis is restricted to 1,831 never married females age 1524. Both descriptive and analytical methods are used to assess the effects of each poverty-related factor when ...

Risky sexual behaviour among adolescents may be related to ADHD.

Sexual cultures in Europe: national histories

The history of sexuality has undoubtedly been one of the booming areas in interdisciplinary historical studies in recent years. This two-volume collection of essays attempts to survey the state of the art with reference to different national contexts within Europe and also to explore new themes. The volume subtitled National histories offers eight essays on sexual cultures in Britain (by Lesley...