Conocimiento y comportamiento sexual en adolescentes. Área Académica Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas / Sexual knowledge and behavior of adolescents. Health Sciences Academic Area. Autonomous university of Zacatecas

RESUMEN

Objetivo: identificar el conocimiento y comportamiento sexual en adolescentes de nuevo ingreso al área de ciencias de la salud de la Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, comparativo. Se incluyeron 965 estudiantes. La información se recolectó mediante la aplicación de una encuesta electrónica.Resultados: la mayoría de los adolescentes se percibió con un nivel adecuado de conocimiento. Los hombres se consideraron con mayor conocimiento y presentaron prácticas sexuales de mayor riesgo, resultados altamente significativos. La información sobre sexualidad la adquirieron principalmente de padres, amigos y personal sanitario. Una tercera parte tenía vida sexual activa con edad promedio de inicio a los 17 años. El número de parejas sexuales fue mayor en hombres que en mujeres. Los alumnos procedentes del área urbana iniciaron su vida sexual a edades más tempranas en comparación con los del área rural. El anticonceptivo de mayor uso fue el preservativo. Un bajo porcentaje manifestó que el médico había indicado el método anticonceptivo. Conclusiones: el conocimiento no es la única herramienta que garantiza prácticas sexuales saludables en los adolescentes, lo que denota que las estrategias encaminadas a cambiar comportamientos no deben limitarse a proporcionar información(AU)

ABSTRACT

Objetive: Identify the knowledge and sexual behavior from the new joiners of the area of health science from the University of Zacatecas. Methods: The process was comparative and descriptive. Were included 965 students. The information was collected from an Electronic Survey. Results: Most of the adolescents had very good results which show us that the most of them have a very good knowledge and sexual behavior. Men were considered who got the most good knowledge sexual behavior but also they were who often practice sex with a higher risk, such results are very significatives. The most of the information that they know was provided principally from their parents, friends and people who Work to the system health in the region. A third part of the 100 percent of the students had a sexual active life with a average age of seventeen years old. Also in this investigation men were who had higher results in regards to sexual Partners. The students who come from an urban area started their sexual life earlier than the adolescents who come from a rural area. Besides, in the investigation we can see that the most common contraceptive method was the condom. Conclusion: the knowledge isn´t the only tool which could assure us that the sexual practice is healthy to the students, which show us that the strategies which are aimed to change the behavior doesn't have to limit to give more information about Knowledge and sexual Behavior(AU)