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Table 2 Sexual orientation, voluntary sexual experiences and sexual risk-taking behavior in adolescents using sex as self-injury (SASI) or not (non-SASI)

From: Self-reported frequency of sex as self-injury (SASI) in a national study of Swedish adolescents and association to sociodemographic factors, sexual behaviors, abuse and mental health

 

SASI

n = 119–125

Non-SASI

n = 3654–5625

Total

n = 3773–5750

χ2

df

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sexual orientation

      

124.5

3

<.001

 Heterosexual

75

60.0

4943

87.9

5018

87.3

 Homosexual

7

5.6

74

1.3

81

1.4

 Bisexual

29

23.2

240

4.3

269

4.7

 Other or unsure

14

11.2

368

6.5

382

6.6

Voluntary sexual experiences

 Oral intercourse

115

92.0

3232

58.0

3347

58.7

58.4

1

<.001

 Anal intercourse

65

52.4

1025

18.5

1090

19.2

89.8

1

<.001

 Vaginal intercourse

112

89.6

3441

61.8

3553

62.4

40.3

1

<.001

Total number of sexual partnersa

      

66.2

2

<.001

 One

12

10.1

1186

32.5

1198

31.8

 2–5

40

33.6

1572

43.0

1612

42.7

 More than 5

67

56.3

896

24.5

963

25.5

Use of contraceptives last intercoursea

70

58.3

2500

68.3

2570

68.0

5.3

1

.021

Ever experiences abortion (self or partner)

10

8.0

216

3.8

226

3.9

  

.031*

Ever treatment for Chlamydia

7

5.6

214

3.8

221

3.8

  

ns

Ever sold sexual services

14

11.3

37

.7

51

.9

  

<.001*

  1. * Fisher’s exact test
  2. aQuestions about number of sexual partners and contraceptive use have only been asked to adolescents with earlier voluntary sexual experiences