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Acculturation, sexual behaviour, risk and knowledge in Vietnamese men living in Metropolitan Sydney
Author(s) -
O'Connor Catherine,
Graco Marinda,
Ming Wen Li,
Quine Susan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
health promotion journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2201-1617
pISSN - 1036-1073
DOI - 10.1071/he09013
Subject(s) - vietnamese , acculturation , medicine , demography , condom , gerontology , family medicine , ethnic group , syphilis , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , anthropology
Objectives To describe the relationship between acculturation, sexual risk and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs) knowledge among Vietnamese men living in inner Sydney and to compare this prevalence with national data. Method Telephone interviews were completed with a random sample of Vietnamese men, selected from the electronic phone book using a list of common Vietnamese surnames. Results Of the 761 eligible men contacted, data were obtained from 499 men, giving a response rate of 66%. There was an association between lower acculturation scores and having more than 10 lifetime sexual partners, more than 50 lifetime sexual partners, never using a condom, ever or recently having commercial sex, ever having an STI, being hepatitis B carriers or ever being imprisoned. Conclusion There is an association between acculturation and many aspects of sexual behaviour. So what? Interventions to improve sexual knowledge and behaviour should take into account acculturation among the Vietnamese community.