Introduction:

risky sexual behaviors favor the presence of risks that affect sexual and reproductive health of adolescents, as well as their psychological and social development. These behaviors can turn out to be significant health problems for adolescents in Consolación del Sur municipality.

Objective:

to analyze the main theoretical elements dealing with this topic in the national and international literature on risky sexual behaviors due to their importance in adolescence.

Methods:

a descriptive study was carried out based on a bibliographic review of the main scientific articles of recent years, using SciELO, LILACS databases, national and international biomedical journals and other bibliographic sources that included Dialnet and Google Academic. Methods from the theoretical level such as: historical-logical, analysis-synthesis and inductive-deductive were applied, making possible the analysis of the different approaches on the area under discussion.

Results:

sexual risk behaviors affect sexual and reproductive health. Risk and protective factors influence on the sexual behavior of adolescents. Preventive actions favor the development of more responsible adolescents and the creation of favorable environments as main actions to achieve changes toward healthier sexual behaviors.

Conclusions:

this article provides indications on risky sexual behaviors and contributes to the understanding of important aspects concerning this issue.

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