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Index de Enfermería
On-line version ISSN 1699-5988Print version ISSN 1132-1296
Abstract
VARGAS-CHAVEZ, Paulina; HENRIQUEZ-FIGUEROA, Sandra and LEON-PINO, José. Sexual behaviours according to sex and socioeconomic level in university adolescents at a public university in Chile. Index Enferm [online]. 2023, vol.32, n.2, e14309. Epub Nov 14, 2023. ISSN 1699-5988. https://dx.doi.org/10.58807/indexenferm20235793.
Objective:
To analyse sexual behaviours according to sex and socioeconomic status among university students at a public university in Chile.
Methodology:
A quantitative, observational, analytical, cross-sectional, cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 94 first-year students at a public university in Chile. Data collection was carried out through the application of a descriptive questionnaire on socio-demographic background and sexual behaviour.
Results:
69.1% of the university students started sexual activities when they were 16 years old or older. The male sex presented a higher frequency of risk behaviours compared to the female sex. No statistically significant differences were found in the frequency of risk behaviours by socioeconomic level.
Conclusion:
Socioeconomic status is not a determinant of the predominant risky sexual behaviours among males.
Keywords : Sexual Behaviour; Adolescent; Students.
