Factors that influence the sexuality of adolescents studying medicine at a private university, Cochabamba

Abstract

Sexuality is an important axis, especially in the period of adolescence, due to the risks that sexual practices pose to health, and it is more significant if we refer to medical students. objective. To identify the factors that shape the sexuality of young adolescents who study medicine at a private university in the city of Cochabamba. Methodology. For this, a quantitative, descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study was carried out on 253 young people. The structured questionnaire contained 55 questions. Results. There are differences in sexuality between adolescent men and women, being that the age at which sexual relations begin in men is earlier than in women, in addition to the fact that men have a more active sexual life (58%) than women (42 %). The multivariate analysis of sexuality adjusted to the variables related to sexual activity among adolescents are sex (p: 0.009), religion (p: 0.001), the type of family with which they live (p: 0.018), the situation sentimental (p: 33e-08). Discussion and Conclusions. Sexuality and sexual education are different depending on the sex of the adolescent, to the same extent that stereotypes are unequally characterized in the cultural imaginary of university students.