Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July | Volume: 10 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 116-122
Risky Sexual Internships in College Students in Mexico
Guillermina Arenas Montaño1, Elizabeth Alejandrina Guzmán Hernández2
1Carrera de Enfermería, 2Carrera de Médico Cirujano,
Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, C.P. 54090, México
Corresponding Author: Guillermina Arenas Montaño
ABSTRACT
Adolescents initiate sexual activity, when they have not reached full biological and cognitive maturity, and can take responsibility for the consequences of their sexual practices. The objective of this work was to identify health-risk sexual practices in new-entry students from the Iztacala Faculty of Higher Studies. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory study was conducted with a population of 2684 students (63% women and 36% men); they were asked a questionnaire with variables related to sexual health. The average age of onset of sex life was 16 years. (37.7%) of men and (43%) women don't use the condom. The use of emergency contraception was used by (63%) of the students, the pregnancy presented at 7%, and they have interrupted (4.8 %); the findings of the study will lead to the development of university sex and reproductive education programs, to encourage informed decision-making and reduce health risks.
Key words: college students, Mexico, Risky sexual