Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents

In recent years there has been further liberalization of sexual behavior in the Western world, this tendency manifests itself especially in adolescents. The aim of the present study is of knowing the sexual behaviors of our young persons, as well as the unsafe sexual behaviors, in order to know thos...

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Autores principales: Elena Garcia-Vega, Elena Menendez Robledo, Paula Fernández García, Marcelino Cuesta Izquierdo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a734f0758dc64722aa391840654d24ac2021-11-25T02:23:19ZSexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents10.21500/20112084.7642011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/a734f0758dc64722aa391840654d24ac2012-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/764https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922In recent years there has been further liberalization of sexual behavior in the Western world, this tendency manifests itself especially in adolescents. The aim of the present study is of knowing the sexual behaviors of our young persons, as well as the unsafe sexual behaviors, in order to know those variables that could be involved in these behaviors. The study was carried out by 815 students (54,6 % girls and 45,4 % boys), through  of an auto-report. Were observed few differences between the sexual practices and the age of beginning between boys and girls. The condom was the method of the first choice in the first sexual relation coital. The consumption of alcohol and the quantity of sexual pairs are risk conducts exercised in major measure for the boys. On the other hand, the girls are protected from sexually transmitted diseases, but there is increase of abortions, for what it would be necessary to affect in a better protection.Elena Garcia-VegaElena Menendez RobledoPaula Fernández GarcíaMarcelino Cuesta IzquierdoUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleUnsafe sexual behavioradolescentsanticonceptiongenderPsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2012)
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topic Unsafe sexual behavior
adolescents
anticonception
gender
Psychology
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spellingShingle Unsafe sexual behavior
adolescents
anticonception
gender
Psychology
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Elena Garcia-Vega
Elena Menendez Robledo
Paula Fernández García
Marcelino Cuesta Izquierdo
Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
description In recent years there has been further liberalization of sexual behavior in the Western world, this tendency manifests itself especially in adolescents. The aim of the present study is of knowing the sexual behaviors of our young persons, as well as the unsafe sexual behaviors, in order to know those variables that could be involved in these behaviors. The study was carried out by 815 students (54,6 % girls and 45,4 % boys), through  of an auto-report. Were observed few differences between the sexual practices and the age of beginning between boys and girls. The condom was the method of the first choice in the first sexual relation coital. The consumption of alcohol and the quantity of sexual pairs are risk conducts exercised in major measure for the boys. On the other hand, the girls are protected from sexually transmitted diseases, but there is increase of abortions, for what it would be necessary to affect in a better protection.
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author Elena Garcia-Vega
Elena Menendez Robledo
Paula Fernández García
Marcelino Cuesta Izquierdo
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Elena Menendez Robledo
Paula Fernández García
Marcelino Cuesta Izquierdo
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title Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
title_short Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
title_full Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
title_fullStr Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
title_sort sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents
publisher Universidad de San Buenaventura
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