Sexual behaviour among initial academic students

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: Describe the sexual practices of beginner students of a Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: Exploratory and cross-sectional study which included 786 academics enrolled in courses of the health area. Results: 623 (79,3%) were female and the average age was 19.2 ± 3.1 years. 693 (88.2%) adolescents had started sexual life, of which 332 (47,9%) has sexual relations with regular partner and 135 (19.5%) reported regular use of condom. Conclusion: It shows the need of health education actions targeted to the teen population in the University context, especially those of health area, with a view to prevention and to the adoption of healthy habits, highlighting not only biological aspects, but also psychosocial and behavioral.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Comportamento sexual de ingressantes universitários ; Comportamiento sexual de ingresantes universitários
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 2505-2515
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie ; Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit ; Sexualität ; Jugendlicher ; Student ; Sexualverhalten ; Prophylaxe ; Gesundheitserziehung ; psychosoziale Faktoren ; Beruf ; Gesundheit ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Borges, Maritza Rodrigues ; Silveira, Rodrigo Eurípedes da ; Santos, Álvaro da Silva ; Lippi, Umberto Gazi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2505-2515
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54269-0
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST