Risks and consequences of sexual practices among adolescents in Juigalpa, under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, Chontales, Nicaragua

Authors

  • Francis Raquel Gallardo Bravo UNAN-Managua/FAREM-Chontales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/farem.v0i9.2430

Keywords:

sexuality, gender, adolescents, drugs, pregnancy, disease

Abstract

As for the variables of AIDS education and conversation with their parents about AIDS, the school is the institution that regularly in contact with most adolescents, 321 adolescents know about AIDS that have received school, and 228 students talked with their parents in relation to AIDS. In the family environment, information on AIDS issues is less spoken by parents, probably serious by time, communication, lack of information or they have it. Sexual active variable a significant percentage said to have initiated sexual activity, but a higher percentage has not done so, probably afraid of how to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, or have boyfriends (a), may be for the social aspects as family. As for the variable age of onset of sexual activity by sex, men tend to begin sexual life earlier than women, but both to a lesser or greater extent exposed to the risks involved lead sexuality without oversights. Teens have their first sexual intercourse at younger and younger ages, and although they are physically quite prepared mentally, they are not always ready to deal with the consequences and responsibilities that generates. The variable number of people who have had sex by sex, the female sex is represented as the percentage lower number of people who have had sex, this will probably take care of your health, become aware about the responsibilities of have children, whereas in males the percentage is a bit higher because of the debauchery that is the man and also the man says he has not had sex with more people, only 6 % say if having sex with more people.

Regarding the variables you have consumed alcohol, drugs at last sex , you used a condom at last sex, which method used to prevent pregnancy at last sex , teens Juigalpa consume very little drug for sex, this means that most of them are aware of the things they do, the vast majority adolescents studied condom use is sexual intercourse , this means that protect against unwanted pregnancy and some STIs, the condom is the prevailing in sex , teens are sure that the condom is to prevent pregnancy. In the variable you ever a doctor or nurse that you had a sexually transmitted disease have said, the prevalence of both sexes is low, this means that the adolescents studied are checked often, of 340 teenagers or only 10 teens report having had disease sexually transmitted about teens who are sexually active is very low prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, of 102 sexually active adolescents, said seven teenagers have had a sexually transmitted disease.

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Published

2016-02-15

How to Cite

Gallardo Bravo, F. R. (2016). Risks and consequences of sexual practices among adolescents in Juigalpa, under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, Chontales, Nicaragua. Revista Científica De La FAREM-Estelí, (9), 71–77. https://doi.org/10.5377/farem.v0i9.2430

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Social Science