Sexual behaviour among initial academic students

Abstract: 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

Alternative title
Comportamento sexual de ingressantes universitários
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 7 (2015) 2 ; 2505-2515

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2015

DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i2.2505-2515
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54269-0
Rights
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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