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Relaciones sexuales en adolescentes escolarizados de Santa Marta, Colombia: una encuesta transversal / Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey
Ceballos, Guillermo Augusto; Campo Arias, Adalberto.
  • Ceballos, Guillermo Augusto; Universidad del Magdalena. Grupo de Estudio del Suicidio y Conductas de Riesgo Sexual. Santa Marta. CO
  • Campo Arias, Adalberto; Instituto Investigación del Comportamiento Humano. Santa Fe de Bogotá. CO
Colomb. med ; 38(3): 185-: 191-190, 196, jul.-sept. 2007. tab
Article in English, Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-586385
RESUMEN
Antecedentes La prevalencia de relaciones sexuales (RS) en adolescentes varía de un país a otro e, incluso, dentro del mismo país, de una región a otra. No se conoce esta información en una muestra representativa de estudiantes de Santa Marta, Colombia.

Objetivo:

Determinar la prevalencia y los factores relacionados con RS en estudiantes de bachillerato, colegios públicos y privados, urbanos y rurales.

Método:

Una muestra probabilística por conglomerados de estudiantes diligenció en forma anónima una encuesta. Mediante regresión logística se controlaron factores de confusión para haber tenido relaciones sexuales alguna vez en la vida.

Resultados:

Un total de 3,575 estudiantes de todos los grados y estratos respondió la encuesta. La edad promedio fue 13.6 (DE=1.9), la escolaridad promedio fue 8.2 años (DE=1.6), 57% mujeres. Un grupo de 804 estudiantes (22.5%) manifestó haber tenido RS. Haber tenido RS se asoció con ser varón (OR=8.5), consumo de alcohol (OR=4.3), consumo de marihuana (OR=4.2), consumo de cigarrillo (OR=2.8), mayor edad (OR=1.7), colegio privado (OR=1.3) y mayor escolaridad (OR=1.2).

Conclusiones:

Una cuarta parte de los estudiantes informa haber tenido RS. Se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa con el consumo de alcohol, marihuana y cigarrillos.
ABSTRACT

Background:

Among teenagers, the prevalence of sexual intercourse (SI) varies from one country to another, and inside the same country, it varies from region to region. Information regarding SI in teenagers is unknown for a representative portion of students in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Objective:

To determinate the prevalence and factors associated with SI in middle-and high-school students from public and private schools from urban and rural zones.

Method:

A statistical sample provided by an anonymous survey done to a group of students. Logistic regression was used to control confounders associated with the fact of the student having had SI in his/her lifetime.

Results:

A total of 3,575 students, all grades and socioeconomic status, answered the survey. The mean age was 13.6 (SD=1.9), mean scholarship was 8.2 years (SD=1.6), and 57% were girls. A group of 804 (22.5%) students accepted having had SI. The having had SI was associated with being a boy (OR=8.5), alcohol drinking (OR=4.3), cannabis use (OR=4.2), cigarette smoking (OR=2.8), being older (OR=1.7), attending to private school (OR=1.3), and higher scholarship (OR=1.2).

Conclusions:

Twenty-five percent of the students reported having had SI. This is associated with unhealthy habits such as alcohol, cannabis and cigarettes consumption.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Students / Prevalence / Cross-Sectional Studies / Adolescent / Coitus Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: English / Spanish Journal: Colomb. med Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto Investigación del Comportamiento Humano/CO / Universidad del Magdalena/CO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Students / Prevalence / Cross-Sectional Studies / Adolescent / Coitus Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent Country/Region as subject: South America / Colombia Language: English / Spanish Journal: Colomb. med Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto Investigación del Comportamiento Humano/CO / Universidad del Magdalena/CO