[PDF] Epidemiology of Sexual Behaviour with Risk of Sexually - France

Do sexual risk behaviours vary by study population?

Recent empirical evidence confirms that sexual risk behaviours vary by study population.

How does sexual behaviour affect public health?

Conventionally, public health has focused on adverse outcomes of sexual behaviour. As important determinants of fertility patterns and transmission of sexually transmitted infections, sexual behaviours contribute substantially to the burden of disease.

Are sex behaviour indicators of choice?

It is remarkable that, despite the great variation in both morbidities and risk behaviours, a systematic approach to the assessment and interpretation of the distribution of sexual behaviours in populations has not yet been developed. Measures of central tendency still seem to be the sexual behaviour indicators of choice.

Are sex workers a risk factor for sexually transmitted infections?

Risk behaviours for sexually transmitted infections, such as multiple partnerships and sex between men are included as are prevalence estimates of transactional sex, since clients of sex workers are important bridging groups in the transmission of sexually transmitted infections and HIV to wider sexual networks.