TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of Genoa G8 events on people sexuality
AU - De Rose, Aldo Franco
AU - Gallo, Fabrizio
AU - Parisini, Bruno
AU - Timossi, Luca
AU - Bertolotto, Franco
AU - Nordio, Andrea
AU - Carmignani, Giorgio
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Objectives: Aim of the study is to verify if a stress reaction due to G8 meeting, held in Genoa on July 2001, can produce a mass stress reaction and influence negatively people sexuality and so the birth rate. Materials and Methods: 402 citizens (221 men and 181 women ranging in age from 25 to 52 years, mean 39) have been invited to answer two questionnaires concerning their sexual activity and their feelings before, during and after the G8 meeting. After 9, 10 and 11 months we have valued the birth rate in Genoa. Results: 30 people (7%) did not answer the two questionnaires. 12 people (3%) answered the questionnaire wrongly and were excluded from the study. 228 people (63%) didn't report changes about their sexual activity, during G8 meeting. 120 people (33%) reported a decrease of sexual intercourses and of sexual desire; 12 people (4%) reported an increase of these parameters. 54% of our population reported a definite anxiety. We want to emphasize the high number of people that had anxiety even in the group that didn't report changes in sexual activity (105/228 = 46%). After 9, 10 and 11 months we have recorded a significant decrease of the birth rate respectively of 29%, 23%, 20%. (P
AB - Objectives: Aim of the study is to verify if a stress reaction due to G8 meeting, held in Genoa on July 2001, can produce a mass stress reaction and influence negatively people sexuality and so the birth rate. Materials and Methods: 402 citizens (221 men and 181 women ranging in age from 25 to 52 years, mean 39) have been invited to answer two questionnaires concerning their sexual activity and their feelings before, during and after the G8 meeting. After 9, 10 and 11 months we have valued the birth rate in Genoa. Results: 30 people (7%) did not answer the two questionnaires. 12 people (3%) answered the questionnaire wrongly and were excluded from the study. 228 people (63%) didn't report changes about their sexual activity, during G8 meeting. 120 people (33%) reported a decrease of sexual intercourses and of sexual desire; 12 people (4%) reported an increase of these parameters. 54% of our population reported a definite anxiety. We want to emphasize the high number of people that had anxiety even in the group that didn't report changes in sexual activity (105/228 = 46%). After 9, 10 and 11 months we have recorded a significant decrease of the birth rate respectively of 29%, 23%, 20%. (P
KW - Birth rate
KW - Human reproductive indices
KW - Sexual behaviour anxiety
KW - Sexuality
KW - Stress
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15185818
AN - SCOPUS:3242888875
VL - 76
SP - 25
EP - 28
JO - Archivio Italiano di Urologia Nefrologia Andrologia
JF - Archivio Italiano di Urologia Nefrologia Andrologia
SN - 1120-8538
IS - 1
ER -