Essays about: "Erika Hjelm"

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  1. 1. How loneliness affects sexual risk-taking behavior; A cross-sectional study using data from a survey on young people in Skåne, Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Erika Hjelm; [2014]
    Keywords : multi-system framework; personal support; loneliness; sexual behaviour; young people; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: The high prevalence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among young people in Sweden are the result of a trend towards increased sexual risk-taking behaviour. While a few qualitative studies suggest that some of these young people take sexual risks as an escape from loneliness, the associations between loneliness and sexual risk-taking behavior are still not well researched. READ MORE