Abstract

SANTANA PEREZ, Felipe; VERDEJA VARELA, Olga Lidia; OVIES CARBALLO, Gisel  and  FLEITAS RUIZ, Reina. Association among some psychosocial factors and the beginning of sexual relations in adolescent students. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2006, vol.22, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3038.

An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 1 675 adolescents aged 15-18, who live in Havana City and study at preuniversity institutes and polytechnics, since there are a series of psychosocial factors that may be associated with the early beginning of sexual relations. Our aim was to determine the possible association of some psychosocial factors (group of couples, academic aspects and use of toxic substances) with the initiation of sexual relations in adolescent students of our province. To this end, a self-administered questionnaire was applied to explore certain variables. The percentage of adolescent having sexual intercourse is significantly higher (90.5 %) among those who have a better communication with their group of couples compared with those that do not communicate among themselves (86.5 %). Having repeated school grades is connected with a beginning of sexual relations at an early age (82.2 %) on comparing them with those who do not have this antecedent (69.4 %).The adolescents drinking alcoholic beverages present a higher tendency to start sexual relations earlier than those without this toxic habit (82,3 % vs 64,8 %). The higher integration to the group, the low academic performance, as well as the consumption of toxic substances are associated with an earlier beginning of sexual relations in adolescence.

Keywords : Adolescence; sexual relations.

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