Campo-Arias A, Herazo E, Ceballos-Ospino GA. Review of cases, case series and prevalence studies of zoophilia in the general population.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021;
50:34-38. [PMID:
33648694 DOI:
10.1016/j.rcp.2019.03.003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Information about the frequency of zoophilic behaviour in the general population is scarce.
OBJECTIVE
To review cases, case series and prevalence studies of zoophilia in adults in the general population.
METHODS
A review of publications was carried out in MEDLINE via PubMed, Scopus and the Biblioteca Virtual en Salud [Virtual Health Library] ranging from January 2000 to December 2017.
RESULTS
Thirteen papers were reviewed (ten case reports, two case series and one cross-sectional study). Twelve patients were described, the case series totalled 1,556 people and the cross-sectional study included 1,015 participants and reported a prevalence of zoophilic behaviour of 2%.
CONCLUSIONS
Information on the prevalence of zoophilic behaviour in the general population is limited. The Internet will probably be a valuable tool for further investigating these behaviours in coming years.
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