Conocimiento sobre sexualidad e inicio de relaciones sexuales en la Unidad Educativa Guapan Azogues 2016

Abstract

Antecedents: In Guapán the total of adolescents was of 2.011according to the National Institute of statistics and census (2016). The adolescence is a changing process, being sexuality part of this change with a strong incidence in sexual conduct; one of the problems in our country is sexuality at an early stage. Studies done by the European Union in Latin America (2012), show that sexual relations start at the age of 14 for women and 15 for men.

Objective: the following studies show the knowledge on sexuality and the time sexuality begin at the Guapán Azogues high school 2016.

Methods and Materials: a quantitative and descriptive investigation was done in high school. There were in total 562 students. From 159 high school students only 133 students participated, the information obtained in the form that was validated by the authors. The information was entered in the statistic software SPSS for windows 18.0 processed for its tabulation and presented by descriptive panels with a universal analysis of the corresponding percentages.

Results: It was determined that 115 (86,5%) of students had a middle, 9 (6,8%) a high, and 9 (6,8%)a low knowledge of sexuality. Obtaining in the biological dimension a 33,83% and psycho-cultural a 17,9%. The average age that sexual relations starts at 14 years for men and 16 for women.

Conclusion: the majority of adolescents have a middle level knowledge, even though it continue being insufficient. The age that sexual relations begin is at the age of 14 with the exception of 6, 3% corresponding to the age of 8 years old