``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden
Aim: The aim of the study was to get a deeper understanding of sexual risk-taking, by interviewing young people diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis. Method: This qualitative study was conducted at a youth clinic in Umeå, Sweden. Five young women and four men, aged 18—22, participated. In-depth inte...
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crsagepubl:10.1080/14034940210134158 2024-06-16T07:42:05+00:00 ``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden Christianson, Monica Johansson, Eva Emmelin, Maria Westman, Göran 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14034940210134158 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14034940210134158 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Scandinavian Journal of Public Health volume 31, issue 1, page 44-50 ISSN 1403-4948 1651-1905 journal-article 2003 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940210134158 2024-05-19T13:11:44Z Aim: The aim of the study was to get a deeper understanding of sexual risk-taking, by interviewing young people diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis. Method: This qualitative study was conducted at a youth clinic in Umeå, Sweden. Five young women and four men, aged 18—22, participated. In-depth interviews were performed. Open questions around certain themes were posed, such as thoughts about getting CT, sexual encounters, and attitudes towards condoms. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed according to grounded theory. Norms, events, and emotions were explored. The goal was to develop credible and applicable concepts concerning sexual relationships, risk-taking, and experiences of CT. Results: Informants revealed that behind their sexual risk-taking was a drive to ``go steady''. Lust and trust were the guidelines if sex was going to take place. When discussing ``one-night stands'' gender stereotypes occurred. Females were expected to be less forward compared with males. We found an uneven distribution of responsibility concerning condoms. Males expected females to be ``condom promoters''. By catching CT, females experienced guilt, while males felt content through knowing ``the source of contamination''. Conclusion: An important public health issue is to implement how males should play an equal part in reproductive health. General CT screening of males is one suggestion. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sweden SAGE Publications Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 31 1 44 50 |
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Aim: The aim of the study was to get a deeper understanding of sexual risk-taking, by interviewing young people diagnosed with Chlamydia trachomatis. Method: This qualitative study was conducted at a youth clinic in Umeå, Sweden. Five young women and four men, aged 18—22, participated. In-depth interviews were performed. Open questions around certain themes were posed, such as thoughts about getting CT, sexual encounters, and attitudes towards condoms. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed according to grounded theory. Norms, events, and emotions were explored. The goal was to develop credible and applicable concepts concerning sexual relationships, risk-taking, and experiences of CT. Results: Informants revealed that behind their sexual risk-taking was a drive to ``go steady''. Lust and trust were the guidelines if sex was going to take place. When discussing ``one-night stands'' gender stereotypes occurred. Females were expected to be less forward compared with males. We found an uneven distribution of responsibility concerning condoms. Males expected females to be ``condom promoters''. By catching CT, females experienced guilt, while males felt content through knowing ``the source of contamination''. Conclusion: An important public health issue is to implement how males should play an equal part in reproductive health. General CT screening of males is one suggestion. |
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``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden |
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``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden |
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``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden |
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``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden |
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``One-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with Chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north Sweden |
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``one-night stands'' — risky trips between lust and trust: qualitative interviews with chlamydia trachomatis infected youth in north sweden |
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