Abstract

VALDES GARCIA, Luis Eugenio; MALFRAN GARCIA, María Dolores; FERRER SAVIGNE, Yoire  and  SALAZAR AGUILERA, Enma. Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices in Santiago de Cuba province. MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.1, pp. 1-13. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 3 559 people (15-35 years old) was carried out, with the objective of characterizing the knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices and their relation to the manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS in Santiago de Cuba province. From the members of the case material, 46,4 % of those who began their sexual relations at 10-14 years and 82,0 % of those who began them with persons of the same sex, were males. Regarding condom, 18,6 % of the women and 17,6 % of the men, referred to have used it in their first sexual relations; but 31,8 and 30,2 % of those who practiced anal and vaginal coitus never used it. Among the sexual practices, vaginal penetration (94,6 %) and oral sex (62,0 %) prevailed. The rate for no answer and no participation was 18 %, with a confidence interval of 95 %.

Keywords : sexual relation; sex with penetration; risk perception; sexual practice; condom; health statistics.

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