Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey
| dc.contributor.author | Ceballos, Guillermo Augusto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Campo Arias, Adalberto | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-11T15:38:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-11T15:38:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-01-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Among teenagers, the prevalence of sexual intercourse (SI) varies from one country to another, and within the same country- from region to region. Information regarding SI in teenagers is unknown for a representative portion of students in Santa Marta, Colombia. Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with SI in middle- and high-school students from public and private schools from urban and rural zones. Method: A statistical sample provided by an anonymous survey of a group of students. Logistic regression was used to control confounders associated with students having had sexual intercourse in his/her lifetime. Results: A total of 3575 students, all grades and socioeconomic status, answered the survey. The mean age was 13.6 (SD=1.9), mean years of schooling was 8.2 years (SD=1.6), and 57% were girls. A group of 804 (22.5%) students affirmed to having had SI. Having had SI was associated with being male (OR=8.5), alcohol drinking (OR=4.3), cannabis use (OR=4.2), cigarette smoking (OR=2.8), being older (OR=1.7), attending private school (OR=1.3), and being in a higher grade (OR=1.2). Conclusions: Among the students twenty-five percent reported having had SI. This is associated with unhealthy habits such as consumption of alcohol, cannabis and cigarettes. Antecedentes: La prevalencia de relaciones sexuales (RS) en adolescentes varía de un país a otro e, incluso, dentro del mismo país, de una región a otra. No se conoce esta información en una muestra representativa de estudiantes de Santa Marta, Colombia Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y los factores relacionados con RS en estudiantes de bachillerato, colegios públicos y privados, urbanos y rurales. Método: Una muestra probabilística por conglomerados de estudiantes diligenció en forma anónima una encuesta. Mediante regresión logística se controlaron factores de confusión para haber tenido relaciones sexuales alguna vez en la vida. Resultados: Un total de 3,575 estudiantes de todos los grados y estratos respondió la encuesta. La edad promedio fue 13.6 (DE=1.9), la escolaridad promedio fue 8.2 años (DE=1.6), 57% mujeres. Un grupo de 804 estudiantes (22.5%) manifestó haber tenido RS. Haber tenido RS se asoció con ser varón (OR=8.5), consumo de alcohol (OR=4.3), consumo de marihuana (OR=4.2), consumo de cigarrillo (OR=2.8), mayor edad (OR=1.7), colegio privado (OR=1.3) y mayor escolaridad (OR=1.2). Conclusiones: Una cuarta parte de los estudiantes informa haber tenido RS. Se encontró relación estadísticamente significativa con el consumo de alcohol, marihuana y cigarrillos. | spa |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10893/3266 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | spa |
| dc.rights.accessrights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | spa |
| dc.subject | Sexual behavior | spa |
| dc.subject | Prevalence | spa |
| dc.subject | Students | spa |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | spa |
| dc.subject | Cross-sectional study | spa |
| dc.subject | Relaciones sexuales | spa |
| dc.subject | Prevalencia | spa |
| dc.subject | Estudiantes | spa |
| dc.subject | Adolescentes | spa |
| dc.subject | Estudios transversales | spa |
| dc.title | Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey | spa |
| dc.title.alternative | Relaciones sexuales en adolescentes escolarizados de Santa Marta, Colombia : una encuesta transversal. | spa |
| dc.type | Artículo de revista | spa |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication |