ArticleIndian dermatology online journal2025
Dating Sites and Mobile Applications Usage in Patients of Sexually Transmitted Infections Attending a Tertiary Care Centre in North India.
Article in Indian dermatology online journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundDating applications have become increasingly popular platforms for meeting romantic partners, but their association with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains a topic of concern.
aimTo study the prevalence of the use of dating apps among patients with STIs and analyze the behavioral patterns and sexual practices in this group. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a cross-sectional survey of 32 questions assessing dating app usage, sexual behaviors, and STI diagnoses in patients attending the STI clinic.
resultsWe interviewed 150 patients with STIs and divided them into two groups: group A (those who used dating apps; 49/150, 32.6%) and Group B (those who did not; 101/150, 67.4%). The mean age of group A was significantly lower (27.31 ± 7.11 years vs. 32.16 ± 9.4; P < 0.001). Male gender was predominant in both group A (45/49, 91.8%) and group B (66/101, 65.3%). Group A reported earlier sexual debut (19.9 ± 3.4 years vs 21.72 ± 2.5 years; P < .001), were more likely to be single (65.3% vs 26.7%; P < 0.001, Odds ratio: 6.2), and had multiple sexual partners (group A: offline: 4 partners; online: 11 partners vs. group B: 2 partners). Additionally, group A was more likely to be homosexual (20.4% vs 3%; P < .001) or bisexual (28.6% vs 2%; P < .001) and had a higher prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection (18% vs 6.9%; P = 0.03, Odds ratio: 3.02). LIMITATIONS: Cross-sectional design, single center study and self report reporting of dating app use and sexual behavior.
conclusionDating app usage was associated with younger age, male gender, and increased STI risk behaviors (earlier sexual debut, higher partner number, and homosexual or bisexual).
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.