Smoking and high-risk sexual behavior among young adults in Hong Kong

Young adults (n = 964; never married; age, 18-27 years) in Hong Kong were surveyed to obtain information about their smoking habits and sexual behaviors. Current smokers (15% of the entire sample) and those who had ever had sexual intercourse (28%) were more likely to be male, to have ended their ed...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 2001-10, Vol.24 (5), p.503-517
Main Authors: LAM, T. H, STEWART, S. M, HO, L. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Conformity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Prevention and actions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Sexual intercourse
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - psychology
Socialization
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Teenagers
Tobacco smoking
Young adults
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Summary:Young adults (n = 964; never married; age, 18-27 years) in Hong Kong were surveyed to obtain information about their smoking habits and sexual behaviors. Current smokers (15% of the entire sample) and those who had ever had sexual intercourse (28%) were more likely to be male, to have ended their education at secondary school, and to report less life satisfaction. After controlling for demographic and psychosocial correlates, sexual intercourse was associated with smoking status for both males and females. Among those who were sexually active, those who had multiple sexual partners, had their first sexual experience prior to age 18 years, and (for males) reported visiting massage parlors were more likely to have a history of smoking. Our findings extend those of our previous study with community adolescents in Hong Kong and suggest that smoking may be a marker for other high-risk behaviors among young Chinese adults.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1023/A:1012227728232