School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
School of Nursing, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sex Reprod Healthc. 2016 Oct;9:38-41. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.07.001. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
This study aims to explore the association between using smartphone dating applications (apps) and having unprotected sex with a casual sex partner.
This is a cross-sectional study. Students were recruited from four university campuses in Hong Kong by convenience sampling.
Subjects completed a structured questionnaire asking about the use of dating apps, sexual history and socio-demographic information. Multiple logistic regressions were used to explore the association between using dating apps and having unprotected sex with a casual sex partner.
Six hundred and sixty-six subjects were included in the analysis. Users of dating apps were more likely to have had unprotected sex with a casual sex partner the last time they engaged in sexual intercourse (aOR: 10.06). Using dating apps for more than 12 months was associated with having a casual sex partner in the last sexual intercourse (aOR: 3.21), as well as having unprotected sex with that casual partner (aOR: 13.56).
We found a robust association between using dating apps and having unprotected sex with a casual sex partner, implying that using dating apps is an emerging sexual risk factor. We recommend that interventions promoting the safe use of dating apps should be implemented.
本研究旨在探讨使用智能手机约会应用程序（apps）与与随意性伴侣发生无保护性行为之间的关联。
这是一项横断面研究。通过便利抽样，从香港的四所大学校园招募学生。
受试者完成了一份关于约会应用程序使用情况、性史和社会人口学信息的结构化问卷。采用多因素逻辑回归分析来探讨使用约会应用程序与与随意性伴侣发生无保护性行为之间的关联。
共纳入 666 名受试者进行分析。与上次发生性行为时相比，使用约会应用程序的受试者更有可能与随意性伴侣发生无保护性行为（优势比 [OR]：10.06）。使用约会应用程序超过 12 个月与上次性接触中有随意性伴侣（OR：3.21）以及与该随意性伴侣发生无保护性行为（OR：13.56）相关。
我们发现使用约会应用程序与与随意性伴侣发生无保护性行为之间存在强有力的关联，这表明使用约会应用程序是一种新出现的性风险因素。我们建议应实施促进安全使用约会应用程序的干预措施。
