Rising popularity of anal intercourse and sexual risk taking: findings from two national probability studies of young Croatian adults

This study examined the prevalence and correlates of heterosexual anal intercourse in two national probability samples of young Croatian adults aged 18–25 years, which were collected in 2005 and 2010. The lifetime prevalence of anal intercourse increased from 27% to 36%. In multivariate analysis, re...

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Matična publikacija: International journal of STD & AIDS
23 (2012), str. 785-791
Glavni autori: Ajduković, Dea (-), Štulhofer, Aleksandar (Author), Baćak, Valerio
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: http://std.sagepub.com/content/23/11/785
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