Factors Associated with Sexual Debut in Mexican Adolescents: Results of the National Survey on Drug Use among Students in 2014.

INTRODUCTION: Although first sexual experience (understood as first sexual intercourse) is one of the most commonly assessed characteristics of adolescents, recent research emphasizes the importance of understanding other related social factors. This study highlights factors associated with first sexual experience in a nationally representative sample of adolescent students in Mexico. AIMS: The goals of this study were (i) to determine the proportion of adolescents aged 12-17 who had had their first sexual experience; (ii) to identify the factors associated with first sexual experience; and (iii) to analyze the conditions (condom use, substance use) in which first sexual experience takes place. METHOD: The data presented in this study are drawn from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use in Students (Spanish acronym ENCODE), undertaken with the purpose of identifying the prevalence of drug use and associated variables, including sexual activity, in Mexican students. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate the probability of first sexual experience at a given age, taking sex as an outcome variable and age as a follow-up period. Logistic regression was used to assess possible factors for sexual initiation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Validated standard questionnaires were used to assess sociodemographic characteristics, first sexual experience (framed as first sexual intercourse), frequency of sexual relations, sexual partners, sexual preference (framed as preferred sex of partners), substance use, having a physical illness or a behavioral problem, condom or other contraceptive use, as well as the absence or presence of parents, parents' educational attainment, and parents' substance use. RESULTS: A total of 26,187 students aged 12-17 participated. Of this total, 14.8% had already had their first sexual experience, at a median age of 15; 64.5% used some type of contraceptive, and 53.2% used condoms. Proportional probabilities for having first sexual experience using age as a follow-up period showed that the probability of having sex earlier was higher among boys than girls: the probability of having sex at age of 15 was 26.5% for boys and 13.9% for girls. Predictors of first sexual experience included substance use (alcohol OR = 2.5, tobacco OR = 2.6, and other drugs OR = 2.3), having a mother who used drugs (OR= 2.2), sexual preference (female homosexual, OR = 2.2), and sex (male, OR = 2.1). CONCLUSIONS: Boys are more likely to have had a first sexual experience than girls. Future strategies should incorporate specifically targeted elements with different messages that consider adolescents' sex and age. Barragán V, Berenzon S, Tiburcio M, et al. Factors Associated with Sexual Debut in Mexican Adolescents: Results of the National Survey on Drug Use among Students in 2014. J Sex Med 2019;16:418-426.

Alimentación saludable en docentes / A healthy diet in professors

Introducción: en la actualidad, los docentes tienen estilos de vida sedentarios producto a su propio trabajo y esto les provoca en muchos casos enfermedades asociadas. Objetivo: actualizar los conocimientos existentes sobre la alimentación saludable de docentes a nivel internacional. Métodos: revisión documental y bibliográfica de artículos científicos publicados hasta abril de 2016. Las bases de datos consultadas fueron Medline, Scopus y Scielo. Las búsquedas que se han realizado mediante PubMed y clasificadas por dos objetivos de búsqueda. Se usaron las siguientes palabras claves: alimentación, docentes, salud; en idioma español e inglés. Se seleccionaron aquellos estudios de donde se reflejara programas, intervenciones y revisiones sobre la alimentación saludable en docentes o futuros docentes de cualquier tipo de enseñanza a nivel internacional. Conclusiones: la aplicación correcta de programas de alimentación saludable es beneficiosa de forma general en los docentes y futuros docentes(AU)

Introduction: Nowadays, teachers have sedentary lifestyles due to their own work, which causes them, in many cases, associated diseases. Objective: To update the existing knowledge on healthy diets of teachers at the international level. Methods: Document and bibliography review of scientific articles published until April 2016. The databases consulted were Medline, Scopus and Scielo. The searches used PubMed and were classified by two search goals. The following key words were used: food, teachers, health, both in Spanish and English. These studies were selected to reflect programs, interventions and reviews on healthy diet in teachers or future teachers of any kind of schooling at an international level. Conclusions: The correct application of healthy diet programs is generally beneficial for teachers and future teachers(AU)

Alimentación saludable en docentes / A healthy diet in professors

Introducción: en la actualidad, los docentes tienen estilos de vida sedentarios producto a su propio trabajo y esto les provoca en muchos casos enfermedades asociadas. Objetivo: actualizar los conocimientos existentes sobre la alimentación saludable de docentes a nivel internacional. Métodos: revisión documental y bibliográfica de artículos científicos publicados hasta abril de 2016. Las bases de datos consultadas fueron Medline, Scopus y Scielo. Las búsquedas que se han realizado mediante PubMed y clasificadas por dos objetivos de búsqueda. Se usaron las siguientes palabras claves: alimentación, docentes, salud; en idioma español e inglés. Se seleccionaron aquellos estudios de donde se reflejara programas, intervenciones y revisiones sobre la alimentación saludable en docentes o futuros docentes de cualquier tipo de enseñanza a nivel internacional. Conclusiones: la aplicación correcta de programas de alimentación saludable es beneficiosa de forma general en los docentes y futuros docentes(AU)

Introduction: Nowadays, teachers have sedentary lifestyles due to their own work, which causes them, in many cases, associated diseases. Objective: To update the existing knowledge on healthy diets of teachers at the international level. Methods: Document and bibliography review of scientific articles published until April 2016. The databases consulted were Medline, Scopus and Scielo. The searches used PubMed and were classified by two search goals. The following key words were used: food, teachers, health, both in Spanish and English. These studies were selected to reflect programs, interventions and reviews on healthy diet in teachers or future teachers of any kind of schooling at an international level. Conclusions: The correct application of healthy diet programs is generally beneficial for teachers and future teachers(AU)

Nutrición adecuada aplicada a los docentes. Una revisión / Adequate nutrition applied to teachers. A review

Fundamentos: En la actualidad los docentes tienen estilos de vida sedentarios producto de su propio trabajo y esto les provoca, en muchos casos, enfermedades asociadas. Esta revisión pretende actualizar los conocimientos existentes sobre la nutrición adecuada de los docentes a nivel internacional. Métodos: se realizó una revisión documental y bibliográfica de artículos científicos publicados hasta abril de 2016. Para ello se consultaron las bases de datos Scopus y Scielo. Se usaron las siguientes palabras claves: nutrición, docentes, salud; en idioma español e inglés. Se seleccionaron aquellos estudios de donde se reflejaban programas, intervenciones y revisiones sobre la nutrición adecuada y saludable en docentes o futuros docentes de cualquier tipo de enseñanza, a nivel internacional. Resultados: se encontraron diez estudios de aplicación en diferentes niveles de experimentación, donde se demostraban los beneficios de distintos programas de nutrición saludable en poblaciones de docentes y futuros docentes. Conclusiones: la aplicación correcta de programas de nutrición aplicados a los docentes y futuros docentes resulta beneficioso de forma general

Background: Nowadays, teachers have sedentary lifestyles as a result of their own work and this causes them, in many cases, associated diseases. This review intends to update existing knowledge on the adequate nutrition of teachers at the international level. Methods: a documentary and bibliographical review of scientific articles published until April 2016 was carried out. For this, the Scopus and Scielo databases were consulted. The following keywords were used: nutrition, teachers, health; In Spanish and English. Those studies which reflected programs, interventions and reviews on adequate and healthy nutrition in teachers or future teachers of any type of education, at the international level, were selected. Results: ten application studies were found at different levels of experimentation, showing the benefits of healthy nutrition programs in teachers and future teachers. Conclusions: the correct application of nutrition programs applied to teachers and future teachers is generally beneficial

The Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament Scale (AFECTS): Psychometric properties of the Spanish version in a community sample from Mexico City and comparison between remitted psychiatric patients.

INTRODUCTION: AFECTS is a novel psychometric instrument that provides an integrated framework based on affective temperamental traits and their trait dimensions. It has the potential to be used in clinical and research fields to study psychopathology and mental health. It is now necessary to field-test this instrument with diverse populations and psychopathological entities. OBJECTIVE: The primary aim was to test the construct validity and the internal consistency of the Spanish Version of the AFECTS instrument on Mexican subjects. AFECTS characteristics were then compared between general population and stable psychiatric patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional design involving 350 subjects from the general population in México City and 91 stable patients with a bipolar disorder (BPD, n=20), major depressive disorder (MDD, n=35), or with a schizophrenia (n=36) diagnosis. RESULTS: A six-factor structure in trait dimensions, explaining 61.4% of the variance, with a Cronbach׳s alpha of 0.93 was found. Euthymic (23%) and hyperthymic (12%) affective temperaments were the most frequent, while dysphoric (3%) and apathetic (3%) were the least. Trait dimension differences were found in Volition, Sensitivity, and the Instability Index between the groups, particularly those with a bipolar disorder. LIMITATIONS: Use of a self report instrument, and a small sample not representative of the Mexican population or patients with psychiatric conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish Version of the AFECTS instrument has adequate psychometric properties. This version of AFECTS will allow the use of this instrument among Spanish speaking populations and contribute to the continued research efforts on integrative models such as AFECT.