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had been recruited between 2015 and December 2015 september. A complete of 676 subjects finished the cross-sectional study. Among these, 666 topics had been contained in the information analysis; one other 10 topics had been excluded that they were not college students because they indicated. The mean age had been two decades; 54.1percent had been feminine, 82.4% had been heterosexual, 71.5% had been presently in a dating relationship, 60.5% didn’t have sexual activity experience and 52.9% currently used dating apps. Demographic info is shown in dining dining Table 1 .
Facets related to having sexual activity experience, the corresponding chi-square data, modified odds ratios (aOR) produced by numerous logistic regression analyses and model evaluation data are shown in dining Table 2 . All facets that have been significant in the chi-square analysis stayed statistically significant within the numerous logistic regression analysis with the exception of sex and month-to-month income. Factors connected with having intercourse that is sexual included making use of dating apps (aOR: 1.87), being older (aOR: 1.39), being bisexual or homosexual (aOR: 4.14), increasingly being in a dating relationship (aOR: 2.14), being a present cigarette cigarette cigarette smoker (aOR: 6.14) being a present drinker (aOR: 2.68).
| intercourse experience | p-value ^ | Multiple logistic regression (letter = 638) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | |||||
| Use of dating apps, n (per cent) | p 1.87 (1.29–2.72) | |||||||
| Mean age (SD) | p 1.39 (1.22–1.59) | |||||||
| sex, n (%) | p orientation that is sexual n (per cent) | p 4.14 (2.50–6.84) | ||||||
| Relationship status, n (percent) | p 2.14 (1.38–3.30) | |||||||
| month-to-month income, n (percent) | p habit that is smoking n (percent) | p 6.14 (1.69–22.34) | ||||||
| consuming practice, n (percent) | p 2.68 (1.84–3.91) | |||||||
2 hundred sixty topics that has intercourse that is sexual had been further analysed to explore facets related to their intimate behaviours. Their demographic info is shown in dining Table 3 .
| general | App users | Non app users | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 260 | n = 170 | n = 90 | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Mean age (SD) * | 20.54 (1.66) | 20.75 (1.70) | 20.15 (1.52) | |
| sex, n (%) ^ | ||||
| Male | 134 (51.54) | 98 (57.65) | 36 (40.00) | |
| feminine | 122 (46.92) | 71 (41.76) | 51 (56.67) | |
| failed to answer | 4 (1.54) | 1 (0.59) | 3 (3.33) | |
| intimate orientation, n (%) ^^ | ||||
| Heterosexual | 180 (69.23) | 105 (61.76) | 75 (83.33) | |
| Bisexual/homosexual | 78 (30.00) | 64 (37.65) | 14 (15.56) | |
| failed to solution | 2 (0.77) | 1 (0.59) | 1 (1.11) | |
| Relationship status, n (per cent) | ||||
| maybe Not currently in a relationship | 62 (23.85) | 46 (27.06) | 16 (17.78) | |
| Presently in a relationship | 198 (76.15) | 124 (72.94) | 74 (82.22) | |
| Monthly income, n (%) ^^ | ||||
| ^ | ||||
| Non current cigarette cigarette smoker | 234 (90.00) | 148 (87.06) | 86 (95.56) | |
| present cigarette cigarette smoker | 25 (9.62) | 21 (12.35) | 4 (4.44) | |
| failed to respond to | 1 (0.38) | 1 (0.59) | 0 (0.00) | |
| consuming status, n (percent) | ||||
| Non current drinker | 98 (37.69) | 60 (35.29) | 38 (42.22) | |
| Current drinker | 161 (61.92) | 109 (64.12) | 52 (57.78) | |
| would not respond to | 1 (0.38) | 1 (0.59) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Sexual behaviours | ||||
| quantity of intimate lovers (life time) ** | 3.26 (3.62) | 4.07 (3.82) | 1.72 (2.59) | |
| amount of intimate lovers (three months) ** | 1.01 (0.69) | 1.12 (0.73) | 0.81 (0.56) | |
| amount of intimate lovers (1 months) * | 0.75 (0.57) | 0.80 (0.60) | 0.65 (0.50) | |
| amount of intimate lovers (unprotected sexual activity, lifetime) ** | 2.00 (2.55) | 2.63 (2.79) | 0.80 (1.40) | |
| Age of the very first sexual activity ^^ | ||||
| ^^ | ||||
| Inconsistent | 186 (71.54) | 134 (78.82) | 52 (57.78) | |
| Consistent (100%) | 74 (28.46) | 36 (21.18) | 38 (42.22) | |
| style of sexual lovers (final time that they had intercourse) ^^ | ||||
| Committed partner (boyfriend/girlfriend) | 205 (78.85) | 121 (71.18) | 84 (93.33) | |
| Casual partner | 55 (21.15) | 49 (28.82) | 6 (6.67) | |
| Condom use (last time that they had intercourse) ^^ | ||||
| No | 125 (48.08) | 97 (57.06) | 28 (31.11) | |
| Yes | 133 (51.15) | 72 (42.35) | 61 (67.78) | |
| didn’t solution | 2 (0.77) | 1 (0.59) | 1 (1.11) | |
The outcomes of multiple linear regression analysis discovered that factors connected with more life time sexual partners had been being a person of dating apps, reporting very very first sexual activity before 16 years old (the chronilogical age of permission in Hong Kong), being older, having a month-to-month income more than HKD$5,000 being a current cigarette smoker.