Choi Edmond P H, Hui Bryant P H, Kwok Jojo Y Y, Chow Eric P F
LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Sex Health. 2022 Dec;19(6):574-579. doi: 10.1071/SH22058.
Little attention has been paid to understanding the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on sexual practices and dating app usage among the Chinese population. To fill this gap, we examined the sexual practices and dating app usage of Hong Kong residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An online survey was developed to collect data, and the participants were recruited via online social media. The respondents were asked to report on their sexual practices and dating app usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In total, 249 participants met the inclusion criteria for the analysis. We found that more than 70% of the participants began masturbating more. Almost half of the participants reported decreases in various sexual activities with sexual partners, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. The vast majority of the study participants also reported a decline in sexual activities with casual partners, regular non-romantic partners and sex workers. Meanwhile, dating apps were used more frequently for chatting/texting, swapping photos, sexting and virtual dating. More than 50% of the participants reported less use of dating apps for face-to-face dates and sexual encounters.
It is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic and its corresponding public health measures impacted the sexual practices and dating app usage of Hong Kong residents.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对中国人群性行为和约会应用程序使用的影响鲜受关注。为填补这一空白，我们调查了COVID-19大流行期间香港居民的性行为和约会应用程序使用情况。
开展一项在线调查以收集数据，通过在线社交媒体招募参与者。要求受访者报告他们在COVID-19大流行期间的性行为和约会应用程序使用情况。
共有249名参与者符合分析的纳入标准。我们发现，超过70%的参与者开始增加自慰频率。近一半的参与者报告与性伴侣的各种性活动减少，包括阴道性交、肛交和口交。绝大多数研究参与者还报告与临时伴侣、固定非浪漫伴侣和性工作者的性活动减少。与此同时，约会应用程序更多地用于聊天/发短信、交换照片、发送色情短信和虚拟约会。超过50%的参与者报告用于面对面约会和性接触的约会应用程序使用减少。
显然，COVID-19大流行及其相应的公共卫生措施影响了香港居民的性行为和约会应用程序使用情况。
