Life styles in adolescence: Sexual behavior of portuguese adolescents [Estilos de vida na adolescência: comportamento sexual dos adolescentes portugueses]

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

dos Santos Ferreira, MMDSR (Author) Other; Constança Paúl (Author) ICBAS

Journal

Title: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Vol. 45

Pages: 589-595

ISSN: 0080-6234

Publisher: Universidade de São Paulo

Indexing

Scopus - 13 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-Z1A

DOI: 10.1590/s0080-62342011000300006

Abstract (EN): Recent studies have shown that adolescents have initiated their sex lives earlier and earlier, without, however, receiving consistent sex education. The objectives of this study were to analyze the sexual behavior of adolescent high school students and identify the habits of sexual health in sexually active adolescent high school students. An exploratory study was conducted with 680 adolescents, whose age ranged between 15 and 19 years. Results showed that most participants had not initiated their sex life; boys are those who most report having had sexual relations; not all the interviewed adolescents used condoms during sex; most adolescents do not practice sexual health surveillance. It is important for sexually active adolescents to receive health care and counseling. Health institutions and their workers must be proactive in trying to approach adolescents.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific