Sex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future research
Abstract Objective To review the content, method and process of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR). Results : ASHR achieved a large sample, a high response rate and documented the sexual life histories and current sexual health‐related knowledge, attitudes and practices of the A...
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| author | Anthony M.A. Smith Chris E. Rissel Juliet Richters Andrew E. Grulich Richard O. deVisser |
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| description | Abstract Objective To review the content, method and process of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR). Results : ASHR achieved a large sample, a high response rate and documented the sexual life histories and current sexual health‐related knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Australian population aged 16–59. Its cross‐sectional nature limited our ability to partition observed variation between age and time despite clear evidence of both age‐related and cohort‐related changes in sexual practice. Similarly, its reliance on a sample of individuals reporting on their sexual experiences rather than a sample of sexual relationships or encounters and their participants limits our ability to understand the dynamics of those relationships and encounters. Finally, our understanding of sexuality in Australia could have been improved through qualitative studies with a subsample of ASHR participants. Conclusion ASHR represents a significant contribution to our understanding of sexual health‐related knowledge, attitudes and practices in Australia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c49f5304d704530a3e530b89b5c26362023-08-02T05:26:54ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052003-04-0127225125610.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00816.xSex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future researchAnthony M.A. Smith0Chris E. Rissel1Juliet Richters2Andrew E. Grulich3Richard O. deVisser4Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, VictoriaHealth Promotion Unit, Central Sydney Area Health Service, and Australian Centre for Health Promotion, University of Sydney, New South WalesNational Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South WalesNational Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South WalesAustralian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe UniversityAbstract Objective To review the content, method and process of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR). Results : ASHR achieved a large sample, a high response rate and documented the sexual life histories and current sexual health‐related knowledge, attitudes and practices of the Australian population aged 16–59. Its cross‐sectional nature limited our ability to partition observed variation between age and time despite clear evidence of both age‐related and cohort‐related changes in sexual practice. Similarly, its reliance on a sample of individuals reporting on their sexual experiences rather than a sample of sexual relationships or encounters and their participants limits our ability to understand the dynamics of those relationships and encounters. Finally, our understanding of sexuality in Australia could have been improved through qualitative studies with a subsample of ASHR participants. Conclusion ASHR represents a significant contribution to our understanding of sexual health‐related knowledge, attitudes and practices in Australia.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00816.x |
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| title | Sex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future research |
| title_full | Sex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future research |
| title_fullStr | Sex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future research |
| title_short | Sex in Australia: Reflections and recommendations for future research |
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