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Table 3 Frequency of Sexual health outcomes by sex, among participants who ever had sexual intercourse, according to the survey (COSEMIL, FECOND and CSF surveys)

From: Sexual health in the French military: a multidimensional and gendered perspective

 

COSEMIL survey

COSEMIL survey

FECOND survey

CSF survey

Standardized by age on general population (18–49 years)

General population restricted to age range18–49 years

General population restricted to age range 18–49 years

Men

Women

p-value

Men

Women

p-value

Men

Women

p-value

Men

Women

p-value

n = 1250

n = 232

 

n = 1217

n = 228

 

n = 2681

n = 4283

 

n = 4397

n = 5202

 

Lifetime Sexually transmitted infections (STI) reported

3.4%

6.7%

0.03

2.9%

6.4%

0.02

4.9%

8.1%

0

   

[2.3–4.9]

[4.5–9.8]

[1.9–4.4]

[4.1–10.0]

[4.1–5.9]

[7.3–9.0]

   

Lifetime abortion

13.6%

20.0%

0.002

14.2%

17.6%

0.24

11.1%

14.3%

0.003

   

[10.1–17.9]

[16.9–23.4]

[9.9–19.9]

[15.2–20.4]

[9.9–12.6]

[13.1–15.5]

   

Lifetime experience of sexual assaulta

            

 Forced sex

2%

11%

< 0.001

3.1%

10.6%

< 0.001

   

1.5%

7.4%

< 0.001

[1.6–2.6]

[7.3–16.3]

[2.0–4.7]

[7.5–14.6]

[1.1–2.0]

[6.5–8.3]

 Forced/attempted sex

3.4%

12.7%

< 0.001

4.4%

12.1%

< 0.001

   

4.8%

17.3%

< 0.001

[2.5–4.5]

[8.2–19.1]

[3.3–5.9]

[9.2–15.9]

[4.1–5.7]

[16.1–18.5]

 Sexual assault

5.1%

24.3%

< 0.001

6.2%

22.6%

0.005

   

6.6%

21.7%

< 0.001

[3.7–7.0]

[17.4–32.9]

[4.5–8.5]

[12.0–38.3]

[5.7–7.6]

[20.4–23.0]

Sexual Dysfunction in the last 12 months

5.8%

15.5%

0.008

6.3%

14.5%

0.003

6.7%

12.1%

< 0.001

   

[4.4–7.8]

[9.3–24.9]

[4.5–8.9]

[8.3–23.2]

[5.6–7.9]

[11.2–13.3]

   

Sexual Dysfunction causing distress the last 12 months

5.3%

15.2%

0.006

5.6%

14.2%

0.003

3.6%

9.3%

< 0.001

   

[3.8–7.3]

[9.0–24.6]

[3.9–8.0]

[8.3–23.2]

[2.8–4.6]

[8.4–10.2]

   

Sexual Satisfaction

85.7%

86.9%

0.57

86.3%

87.9%

0.65

89.4%

88.7%

0.42

   

[82.7–88.2]

[82.5–90.4]

[83.6–88.6]

[79.8–93.0]

[88.1–90.5]

[87.6–89.7]

   
  1. aLifetime experience of sexual assault is calculated among all males (n = 1268), since 2 of the 18 males who never had sex, reported having been the victims of sexual assault