In recent years there has been further liberalization of sexual behavior in the Western world, this tendency manifests itself especially in adolescents. The aim of the present study is of knowing the sexual behaviors of our young persons, as well as the unsafe sexual behaviors, in order to know those variables that could be involved in these behaviors. The study was carried out by 815 students (54,6 % girls and 45,4 % boys), through of an auto-report. Were observed few differences between the sexual practices and the age of beginning between boys and girls. The condom was the method of the first choice in the first sexual relation coital. The consumption of alcohol and the quantity of sexual pairs are risk conducts exercised in major measure for the boys. On the other hand, the girls are protected from sexually transmitted diseases, but there is increase of abortions, for what it would be neces sary to affect in a better protection.Key Words: Unsafe sexual behavior, adolescents, anticonception, gender.
RESUMENEn los últimos años se ha observado una mayor liberalización de los comportamientos sexuales en el mundo occidental, esta tendencia se manifiesta de forma especial en los adolescentes. El objetivo del presente estudio es realizar una aproximación a las variables que pueden estar influyendo en el comportamiento sexual de riesgo de los adolescentes y a la posible diferencia de sexos. Participaron 815 estudiantes españoles (54,6% mujeres y 45,4% hombres), mediante la aplicación de un auto-informe. Se observaron pocas diferencias entre las prácticas sexuales y la edad de inicio entre hombres y mujeres. El preservativo fue el método de elección en la primera relación sexual coital. El consumo de alcohol y la cantidad de parejas sexuales fueron las conductas de riesgo más asociadas con los hombres. Por otra parte, las mujeres se protegen de enfermedades de transmisión sexual, pero hay incremento de abortos, por lo que sería necesario incidir en una mejor protección.Palabras Clave: Conducta sexual de riesgo, adolescentes, anticoncepción, género .
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