Intereses, conducta sexual y comportamiento de riesgo para la salud sexual de escolares adolescentes participantes en un programa de educación sexual

Resumen

A sample of 501 teenagers (secondary school) fulfiJIed a half structured survey, parlicipatíng in a program of sexual education. The objectives are: 1- to describe the frequencyand distribution of sexual behaviours in these students. their level and sources of information and sexual knowledge, convictions, thoughts and myths in sexualíty; interests and requests for information; and 2- to know the different factors which suppose risky conducts in the adolescents sexuaJity as undesired pregnancies and deficits in sexual information, wrong assumptions and sexual activity. The results show that a 47.70% of the interviewed teenagers have had any kind of sexual activily, a 36.32% stimulate themselves, a 41.51 % caresses and kisses and a 3.39% have coital relationships. Men start sexual activity before than women in any case and the percentage of realization is also higher. A 40.31% do not know what the contraceptive methods are and a 37.31 % will not be able to use a preservative properly. A 68.25% do not know the location of the clítoris and a 59.09% do not know if it can produce pleasure in women. A 29.52% have wrong assumptions and myths regarding masturbation and a 30.52% regarding homosexuality. Teenagers ask far information firstlyabout the sexual relations and ignore the available sanitary resources. Teenagers value interventions in sexual education. In conclusion, a high percentage 01 teenagers -with sexual activity- manifest having received deficient sexual information and present a low knowledge and wrong assumptions in sexuality and lack of informatíon in contraceptive methods. We think that these factors present a risky condítion both sexual and reproductive, both in the present and in the future having consequences as preventing unwanted pregnancíes, sexually transmítted diseases and AIDS, voluntary interruption of pregnancy, premature maternity or sexual dysfunctions. We value the implications of these results with he relevance of new programs of sexual educatíon to youngest scholars. The final objective would be the capacity and adoptíon of behaviours which promote the preservatíon of their sexual condition and then the capacity of planning a belter, safer and more qualifled future life.