Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey
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| contents | Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey Guillermo Augusto Ceballos Adalberto Campo-Arias Medicina Cross Students Prevalence Adolescents Sexual behavior Background: Among teenagers, the prevalence of sexual intercourse (SI) varies from one country to another, and within thesame country- from region to region. Information regarding SI in teenagers is unknown for a representative portion of studentsin Santa Marta, Colombia.Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with SI in middle- and high-school students from public andprivate 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 controlconfounders 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 suchas consumption of alcohol, cannabis and cigarettes. 2007 artículo científico 0120-8322 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28338304 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=283 Colombia Médica application/pdf Universidad del Valle Colombia Médica (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.38 |
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| spellingShingle | Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey Guillermo Augusto Ceballos Medicina Cross Students Prevalence Adolescents Sexual behavior Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey Guillermo Augusto Ceballos Adalberto Campo-Arias Medicina Cross Students Prevalence Adolescents Sexual behavior Background: Among teenagers, the prevalence of sexual intercourse (SI) varies from one country to another, and within thesame country- from region to region. Information regarding SI in teenagers is unknown for a representative portion of studentsin Santa Marta, Colombia.Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with SI in middle- and high-school students from public andprivate 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 controlconfounders 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 suchas consumption of alcohol, cannabis and cigarettes. 2007 artículo científico 0120-8322 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28338304 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=283 Colombia Médica application/pdf Universidad del Valle Colombia Médica (Colombia) Num.3 Vol.38 |
| title | Sexual intercourse among adolescent students of Santa Marta, Colombia: a cross-sectional survey |
| topic | Medicina Cross Students Prevalence Adolescents Sexual behavior |
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