Table 3.
Sexual behaviors between non-LGBT and LGBT medical students.
| Variables | Non-LGBT students n (%) or M ± SD |
LGBT students n (%) or M ± SD |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at first sexual intercourse (years) | 19.75 ± 1.8 | 18.76 ± 2.5 | <.001* |
| Solitary sexual activity (n = 1224) | <.001* | ||
| Never experienced | 242 (29.0) | 50 (13.2) | |
| Experienced—no problems | 585 (70.1) | 323 (85.0) | |
| with problems | 8 (1.0) | 7 (1.8) | |
| Partnered sexual activity (n = 1,254) | <.001* | ||
| Never experienced | 671 (78.4) | 264 (68.2) | |
| Experienced—no problems | 169 (19.7) | 106 (27.4) | |
| Experienced—with problems | 16 (1.9) | 17 (4.4) | |
| Use of hookup applications (n = 323) | <.001* | ||
| Never used | 172 (87.8) | 70 (56.9) | |
| Used—sometimes | 19 (9.7) | 41 (33.3) | |
| Frequently | 5 (2.6) | 12 (9.8) | |
| Risky sexual behaviors (n = 310) | .31 | ||
| Never | 132 (69.5) | 75 (62.5) | |
| Risky—sometimes | 53 (27.9) | 43 (35.8) | |
| Frequently | 5 (2.6) | 2 (1.7) | |
| Sexualized drugs use (n = 290) | .47 | ||
| Never | 174 (95.6) | 106 (98.1) | |
| Chemsex—sometimes | 7 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Frequently | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
*Statistically significant.