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COVID-19 confinement and Sexual activity in spain : a cross-sectional study

Rubén López-buenoLee SmithJosé CasañaGuillermo F. López-sánchezIgor GrabovacMark A. TullyAlejandro Gil Salmerón

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AdultMalelifestyleCross-sectional studysocial isolationSexual BehaviorHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesis030232 urology & nephrologyPsychological interventionlcsh:MedicineDiseaseArticleOdds03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineSocial isolationSARS-CoV-2business.industrySexualitat (Psicologia)lcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthsexual intercourseCOVID-19health habitsMiddle AgedMiddle ageVirusSexual intercourseCross-Sectional StudiesSpainHousehold incomeFemalemedicine.symptombusinessDemography

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Restrictions of free movement have been proven effective in tackling the spread of COVID-19 disease. However, sensitive populations submitted to longer periods of restrictions may experience detrimental effects in significant areas of their lifestyle, such as sexual activity. This study examines sexual activity during the COVID-19 confinement in Spain. A survey distributed through an institutional social media profile served to collect data, whereas chi-squared tests, t-tests, analyses of variance, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to assess differences among sample subgroups. A total of 71.3% adults (N = 536) (72.8% female) reported engaging in sexual activity with a weekly average of 2.39 times (SD = 1.80), with significant differences favoring males, middle age, married/in a domestic relationship (p &lt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-03-01
10.3390/ijerph18052559https://hdl.handle.net/10550/82396