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BACKGROUND: Sex education programmes conducted by health professionals and educators are essential for young people to adopt healthy habits and attitudes towards their sexuality. The Forma Joven Program, promoted by the Andalusian Regional Government's Ministry of Health and Families and Education, is a good example of this. The aim of the study is to determine if different "degrees of intervention" in the informative consultancies of the Forma Joven Program imply differences in knowledge and attitudes towards sexuality. METHODS: This descriptive observational study analysed 27 Compulsory Secondary Education high schools in Huelva. These were included in the Program and belonged to a Primary Care Health District. Out of the 17 institutes initially selected because they met the inclusion criteria (4.256 students), finally 14 (3.596 students) participated. During the 2018/2019 school year, students from 3rd, 4th year of Secondary Compulsory Education (ESO), 1st, and 2nd Baccalaureate of the selected centres were asked to fill in a questionnaire of knowledge and attitudes towards sexuality. It collected variables such as age, sex, school year, institute, educational level and employment status of the father or mother and profile of the professional who delivers the counselling. RESULTS: A total of 1.237 students completed the questionnaire, which represents a participation rate of 34.4%. The average age was 15.59 years (SD 1.26) and 39.9% were girls. In some evaluated questions, we found statistically significant differences between the groups with different levels of exposure to counselling and the acquisition of knowledge and attitudes towards students' sexuality, although in most of them no such differences were found. The results of this study suggest the importance of the quality of counselling over quantity. Some classic myths persist in relation to sexuality and in some situations, they can be decisive when adopting preventive measures to avoid risks related to pregnancy and contagion of STIs. CONCLUSIONS: A greater number of counselling sessions does not imply acquiring a higher level of knowledge or better attitudes towards sexuality. Perhaps the quality of the education is more important than the quantity of counselling sessions.
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Educação Sexual , Estudantes , Feminino , Gravidez , Humanos , Adolescente , Masculino , Comportamento Sexual , Sexualidade , Instituições AcadêmicasRESUMO
Fundamentos: El trastorno del sueño está relacionado con diferentes factores, entre los que destaca el índice de masa corporal (IMC). Un inadecuado y/o insuficiente sueño puede causar obesidad y desencadenar en la presencia de diversas enfermedades cardiometabólicas a edades tempranas. El objetivo del trabajo fue verificar la relación entre trastornos del sueño y el IMC de adolecentes de ambos sexos, y comparar los valores del trastorno del sueño y el IMC con los valores de referencia de Chile. Métodos: Se efectuó un estudio descriptivo transversal en 119 adolescentes (69 hombres y 50 mujeres) con un rango de edad de 16 a 17 años. Se evaluó el peso, la estatura y se calculó el IMC. Se evaluaron los trastornos del sueño con una escala de autopercepción de 24 preguntas. Resultados: Hubo correlación positiva entre los trastornos del sueño con el IMC (hombres r= 0,13, p<0,05, y en mujeres r= 0,16, p<0,05). No hubo diferencias en el IMC con la referencia chilena, las variaciones fueronmínimas entre ambos sexos (entre 0,03 a 1,61kg/m2). En los trastornos del sueño, los adolescentes del estudio obtuvieron puntaciones significativamente más altas que la referencia chilena (oscilando entre 15,3 a 17,5 puntos). Conclusiones: Los trastornos del sueño parecen tener relación con el incremento del IMC y/o viceversa, esto podría desempeñar un papel importante para el desarrollo de obesidad entre los jóvenes. (AU)
Background: Sleep disorder is related to different factors such as body mass index. Inadequate and / or insufficient sleep can cause obesity and trigger the presence of various cardiometabolic diseases at an early age. To verify the relationship between sleep disorders with the BMI Body Mass Index of adolescents of both sexes, and to compare the BMI and sleep disorder values with the reference values for Chile. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional (correlational) study was conducted in 119 adolescents (69 men and 50 women) with an age range of 16 to 17 years. Weight, height, and BMI were calculated. Sleep disorderswere assessed with a self-perception scale of 24 questions. Results: There was a positive correlation between sleep disorders and BMI (men r= 0.13, p<0.05, and in women r= 0.16, p<0.05). There were no differences in BMI with the Chilean reference; variations wereminimal (between 0.03 to 1.61kg/m2 in both sexes). In sleep disorders, the adolescents in the study obtained significantly higher scores than the Chilean reference (ranging from 15.3 to 17.5 points). Conclusions: Sleep disorders seem to be related to the increase in BMI and / or vice versa, this could play an important role for the development of obesity among young people. (AU)
