Factores que influyen en el inicio de la vida sexual activa en los estudiantes de la sección vespertina del Colegio Miguel Moreno Ordóñez del cantón Cuenca, 2011-2012

Abstract

Objective. This research aims to identify the factors that influence the onset of sexual activity in the / students of the College Section afternoon Miguel Moreno Ordonez in Cuenca Canton school period 2011 -2012.

Materials and Methods. It is a descriptive, we worked with a finite universe of 436 students from the College Section afternoon Miguel Moreno Ordonez. As research techniques was used to survey students prior parental consent and assent from them. The results are presented in tables statistics are SPSS and Excel programs.

RESULTS: The average age of students is between 17 and 19 years. Risk factors identified were: owning couple, being in love, violence and miscommunication search unreliable sources as the Internet and peers of the same age, lack of information on health centers to ask about sexuality, substance use (alcohol and drugs). Protective factors were: abstinence regard to substance, importance of religion, positive attitude towards sexuality issue. Showed no influence: mother's pregnancy during adolescence, time spent living with parents, self-esteem, peer group pressure. They agreed to have initiated sexual activity 34.4% of the total with an average age of onset between 14 and 16 years.

CONCLUSIONS: Substance use and lack of family communication are strongly associated with the onset of sexual activity among students.