William Atkins
Thursday, 28 August 2008 19:52
Science -
Biology
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A team of researchers from Brazil, U.S., U.K, and Australia have stated that older Australians are having sexual intercourse quite often, more than they expected, but not without some difficulties.
The
title of the article in the CSIRO journal
Sexual Health is “Sexual difficulties and help-seeking among mature adults in Australia: results from the Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours.”
The authors of the article include Edson D. Moreira (Oswald Cruz Foundation, Brazil), Dale B. Glasser (Pfizer, U.S.A.), Rosie King (University of New South Wales, Australia), Fernanda Gross Duarte (Oswald Cruz Foundation, Brazil), Clive Gingell (Bristol Urogoical Institute, U.K.), and members of the the GSSAB Investigators’ Group.
The researchers used the Pfizer survey Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours (
GSSAB). The survey polled 27,500 men and women in twenty-nine countries, however, only the data from participants in Australia were used.
Specifically, a telephone survey was conducted in 2001/2002 in which standardized questions were asked of 750 men and 750 women between the ages of 40 and 80 years.
Questions involving overall health and sexual behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs were asked.
The researchers found that 83% of the men and 74% of the women had engaged in sex during the twelve months preceding the telephone survey. In addition, 38% of the men and 29% of the women had engaged in sex more than once a week during that period.
Comments from one of the researchers follow on page two, along with the conclusion of the study.
