Influencia del género en el inicio de las relaciones sexuales y el uso de métodos anticonceptivos en adolescentes de Azogues– 2018

Abstract

Gender is important in human interrelation ships and the socio-economic development of the towns. Studies reveal inequalities in societies where the adolescent lives. Objective: To identify the influence of gender in the beginning of sexual relations and the use of contraceptive methods in adolescents of Azogues - 2018. Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study; random sample of 280 adolescents from 12 to 18 years of the Educational Unit "Luis Cordero", the AWSA scale (Attitudes towards Women for Adolescents) was applied. Result The mean age: 14.57 years (SD=1.754); women 58.6%(n=l64) and men 41.4% (n=l16). 95.7% (n=268) of urban area. The gender attitude: good in women 37.5% (n=105) and bad 21.1% (n=59), in men 13.2% (n=37) and 28.2% (n=79) respectively, (RR=1.73, CI:1.39-2.14) Ds<0.05 statistically significant. Sexual relationships: they started 13.2% (n=37), and not 86.8% (n=243). Sexual activity and gender attitude in women: good 76.5% (n=13), and poor 23.5% (n=4)(RR=1.82, CI:0.62-5.34) Ds>0.05; and, in men: good 35% (n=7) and poor 65% (n=13)(RR=1.15, CI:0.50-2.64) Ds>0.05. Use of contraceptive methods and gender attitude in women: good 84.6% (n=11) and poor 15.4% (n=2); and, in men: good 33.3% (n=5) and poor 66.7% (n=10)(RR=0.92, CI:0.53-1.61) Ds:>0.05. Conclusion: In this study, no influence of gender was found in the beginning of sexual relations and the use of contraceptive methods, leaving the interest raised to the possibility of evaluating the influence of this factor in populations with different characteristics of schooling and condition sociocultural in later studies.