Comportamento sexual entre universitários da área da saúde: um estudo transversal

• Main Author: Dorth, Gabriela de Oliveira [UNESP]
• Publication Date: 2014
• Format: Master thesis
• Language: por
• Source: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/113885
• topic: Estudantes universitarios - Comportamento sexual; Estudos transversais; Preservativos - Uso; Anticoncepcionais; Condom use

College students are a vulnerable group in relation to risk sexual behavior, in that they are entering the adult world, starting their sex life, often leaving the parental home for the first time, and are specially exposed to substances that increase this risk, for example, alcohol. The aim of this study was to assess sexual vulnerability among health area students by their sexual behavior selfreported, in particular the use of condoms. A sample of 695 students have participated of this cross-sectional study carried out in a University in São Paulo state. Data were collected from self-administered questionnaire in classrooms and activities. Medium age of students was 22.1 years old. Majority of students was women (67.3%), white (78.2%) and single (96.4%). Of the respondents, 85.9% reported already having begun their sexual life, and 95.6% reported they were heterosexual. The most widely used contraceptive method at last intercourse was oral contraceptives (57.6%), followed by the male condom (52.5%). The consumption of alcoholic beverages preceding intercourse the last two months was reported by 43.9% of students. The use of condoms in all the relations of the past two months was reported by 42.4%, regards the most recent intercourse it was 45.0%. In the final logistic regression model only age, sex, problematic drinking and alcohol use preceding sex the past two months remained associated with inconsistent condom use factors. This research points to the need to implement public policies dealing with various risks and interlinked, as problematic drinking and low condom use. Such policies are necessary even among populations who should present high knowledge about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the use contraceptive methods, as college students of health area