Risk of poor mental health and experience of violence among a young adult population with same-sex sexuality: a cross-sectional study in southern Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess prevalence and correlates of same-sex sexuality and its relationship to poor mental health and experiences of violence among youth and young adults in Sweden. A secondary aim was to estimate the same-sex sexuality attributable fractions.

Design

A population-based cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Southern Sweden.

Participants

2968 respondents out of 7000 youth and young adults between 18 and 29 years old, resident in southern Sweden, selected randomly by the Swedish Central Population Registry (final sample=2931 respondents, 318 with same-sex sexuality and 2613 without).

Outcome measures

The outcome measures were self-reported poor mental health (depression and anxiety) and experience of violence (physical violence, sexual violence and

SUBMITTER: Agardh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature