The Impacts of Using Smartphone Dating Applications on Sexual Risk Behaviours in College Students in Hong Kong

Edmond Pui-Hang Choi, Janet Yuen-Ha Wong, Herman Hay-Ming Lo, Wendy Wong, Jasmine Hin-Man Chio and Daniel Yee-Tak Fong

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Dating applications (apps) on smartphones have become increasingly popular. The aim of this study was to explore the association between the use of dating apps and risky sexual behaviours. Data were collected in four university campuses in Hong Kong. Subjects completed a structured questionnaire asking about the use of dating apps, sexual behaviours, and sociodemographics. Multiple linear and logistics regressions were used to explore factors associated with sexual risk behaviours. Six hundred sixty-six subjects were included in the data analysis. Factors associated with having unprotected sexual intercourse with more lifetime sexual partners included use of dating apps (β = 0.93, p

Date: 2016
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