Social:National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles
The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) are a series of surveys of people in the Great Britain regarding their sexual behaviour and patterns, and are among the largest scientific studies of sexual behaviours in the world.[1] The rounds of surveys completed to date are Natsal-1 (1990–1991) and Natsal-2 (2000–2001) and Natsal-3 (2010–2012), as well as Natsal-COVID (2020-2021).[2] Data collection for Natsal-4 is taking place from September 2022 to December 2023.[3] Natsal-4's Principal Co-investigators are Pam Sonnenberg and Cath Mercer, both professors at University College, London.[4]
Natsal's findings are widely used in research and policy making, and have influenced public health policy in areas such as: The National Sexual Health & HIV Strategy in England; the Scottish Sexual Health Strategy (2005-) and the Welsh Sexual Health Strategy, The Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (2000-2010), the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP), the national human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme in 2008/9, the statutory provision of personal, social, health and economic education (PHSE) education in schools in 2009, Sexual health campaigns such as "Sex: worth talking about" in 2010, and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on long acting contraception (2006).[5]
History
The first Natsal survey was carried out in 1990, in response to the urgent need of understanding sexual practices in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.[6] The Principal Investigator of Natsal-1, Natsal-2 and Natsal-3 was Anne Johnson, a professor at University College, London,[7] and co-leader Kaye Wellings, a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[8]
The Natsal-3 survey revealed, among other things, that British people are having sex less often than they did 20 years ago,[9] but that same-sex experiences between women were growing more numerous.[10]
Key publications
- Johnson, Anne M; Mercer, Catherine H; Erens, Bob; Copas, Andrew J; McManus, Sally; Wellings, Kaye; Fenton, Kevin A; Korovessis, Christos et al. (2001). "Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours". The Lancet 358 (9296): 1835–1842. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)06883-0. PMID 11741621.
- Mercer, Catherine H; Tanton, Clare; Prah, Philip; Erens, Bob; Sonnenberg, Pam; Clifton, Soazig; Macdowall, Wendy; Lewis, Ruth et al. (2013). "Changes in sexual attitudes and lifestyles in Britain through the life course and over time: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)". The Lancet 382 (9907): 1781–1794. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62035-8. PMID 24286784.
- Wellings, Kaye; Nanchahal, Kiran; Macdowall, Wendy; McManus, Sally; Erens, Bob; Mercer, Catherine H; Johnson, Anne M; Copas, Andrew J et al. (December 2001). "Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience". The Lancet 358 (9296): 1843–1850. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06885-4. PMID 11741623.
- Fenton, Kevin A; Korovessis, Christos; Johnson, Anne M; McCadden, Angela; McManus, Sally; Wellings, Kaye; Mercer, Catherine H; Carder, Caroline et al. (December 2001). "Sexual behaviour in Britain: reported sexually transmitted infections and prevalent genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection". The Lancet 358 (9296): 1851–1854. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06886-6. PMID 11741624.
References
- ↑ [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/global-health/national-surveys-sexual-attitudes-and-lifestyles-natsal National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, UCL.
- ↑ [https://www.natsal.ac.uk/natsal-surveys/ Natsal Surveys.
- ↑ Natsal: The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, National Centre for Survey Research.
- ↑ Meet the Natsal team.
- ↑ About Natsal.
- ↑ About Natsal.
- ↑ "Survey examines changes in sexual behaviour and attitudes in Britain". http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2013/Press-releases/WTP054816.htm. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ Lane, Richard (2013-11-30). "Kaye Wellings: pioneering figure in sexual health" (in English). The Lancet 382 (9907): 1773. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62346-6. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 24286783.
- ↑ "Cambridge professor's in-depth analysis of sex survey reveals couples' secrets beneath the sheets". Cambridge News. 29 March 2015. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge-professor-s-depth-sex-survey-reveals/story-26249577-detail/story.html. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "How to conduct a sex survey". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/01/25/how-to-conduct-a-sex-survey.
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