Sexual practices’s differences between men and women in college students during the first half of 2013

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Published: Mar 6, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.508
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sexual practices, young adult, health behavior

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Javier Martínez Torres
Universidad de Pamplona
Nubia Adriana Maya G
Universidad de Pamplona
Lince Parada Capacho
Universidad de Pamplona
Klarenna Duarte
Universidad de Pamplona

Abstract

The knowledge of sexual practices in young adults is required to run preventive actions aimed at the reduction of transmitted sexual diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study with case-control analysis was developed by selecting 589 college students between 18 and 26 years of age. Results: 502 of 589 students were analyzed; the average age of their first sexual intercourse occurred at 16.26 years. 50.4% of the sample was men; the practice of anal intercourse was 37.9%, while the practice of oral sex was 70.9%. After making associations in relation to gender and sexual practices, it was found that the practice of oral sex for men has an OR 1.62 (C.I. 95% 1.09 to 2.39), similar to anal sex where we found an OR 1.69 (C.I. 95% 1.17 to 2.44). When adjusted, the outcome was that there were no statistically significant differences by gender for oral sex ORA 1.13 (C.I.95% 0.72 to 1.78) and for anal sex ORA 1.30 (C.I. 95% 0.84 to 6.39). Conclusions: No statistically significant differences were found within sexual practices between the two genders.

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Martínez Torres, J., Maya G, N. A., Parada Capacho, L., & Duarte, K. (2014). Sexual practices’s differences between men and women in college students during the first half of 2013. Duazary, 10(2), 112–118. https://doi.org/10.21676/2389783X.508
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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2013): (July – December)
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Author Biographies

Javier Martínez Torres, Universidad de Pamplona

(C) Master Epidemiología, Especialista en Epidemiología; Fisioterapeuta Docente Universidad de Pamplona. Departamento de Enfermería. Grupo “El Cuidar"

Nubia Adriana Maya G, Universidad de Pamplona

(C) Master Epidemiología, Enfermera. Frenesius Medical Care

Lince Parada Capacho, Universidad de Pamplona

Fisioterapeuta; Universidad de Pamplona

Klarenna Duarte, Universidad de Pamplona

Fisioterapeuta; Universidad de Pamplona

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