Abstract

VALDEZ MONTERO, Carolina et al. Internet and sexual risk behavior for HIV/AIDS in young people. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.38, pp.151-159. ISSN 1695-6141.

Objective: To determine whether the use of online sexual material influences sexual risk behavior for HIV / AIDS in young university students. Concepts of Social Cognitive Theory were used. Methods: A descriptive correlational design, involving 200 university students selected by systematic random sampling (k = 11). Results: Young people who used sexual material online rich media to masturbation (r_s =.34), arousal (r_s = 29), stimulation (r_s = 29), adventure (r_s = 30), meeting people (r_s =.27), images (r_s =.17) and cybersex (r_s =.25) showed greater sexual risk behavior for HIV / AIDS (p <.01). The use of sexual material online for masturbation (R² = 6.4%, F _[1,189] = 12.80, p <.001), seeking adventures (R² = 4.8%, F _[1,189] = 9.56, p <.01), meeting people (R² = 5.9%, F _[1,189] = 11.88, F _[1,189] = 12.80, p <.001), seeking adventures (R² = 4.8%, F _[1,189] = 9.56, p <.01), meeting people (R² = 5.9%, F _[1,189] = 11.88, p <.01) and have cybersex (R² = 4.1%, F _[1,189] = 8.07, HIV/AIDS. Conclusions: The use of online sexual material influences sexual risk behavior for HIV/AIDS.

Keywords : sexual behavior; risk; STIs; HIV; AIDS.

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