Influence of socio-demographic conditions in attitudes and behaviour in sexuality that express the youth of ninth year from a public school in the Canton Central Alajuela, Costa Rica

 

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Autores: Vargas Barrantes, Élida, Araya Alpízar, Carlomagno
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2012
Descripción:Objective: To analyze the socio-demographic youth ninth grade from a public school in the Canton Central de Alajuela, Costa Rica, to determine how these conditions influence and attitudes on the behavior of human sexuality. Method: Data collection was done by means of a questionnaire, previously validated adolescent students from ninth grade public school. We selected a simple random sample of 33 students from a total of 181 students active as of November 2011. Quantitative data analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0 and Excel 2010. Results: confirmed that young people prefer their close relatives as the main source for clarification on the issue of sexuality. Furthermore, it was confirmed that with an average age of 15.5 years, 24% of teenagers have started sex intercourse. Most of these kids use as birth control pills. Conclusions: Young people are eager to answer your questions on the subject. Even if they continue to opt for their parents as the primary means of making inquiries, television and friends in the street represent important options in terms of time they spend as a hobby. Moreover, as early initiation of sexual intimacy is associated to high rates of adolescent pregnancy in Latin America. As adults, parents and teachers, we have a huge commitment to providing a safe and secure environment for our youth.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/1203
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/1203
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:diagnóstico
educación sexual
comportamiento sexual
jóvenes
prácticas sexuales
diagnosis
sexual education
sexual behavior
young
sexual practices