Condom use and alcohol consumption in adolescents and youth

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between not using the male condom and alcohol consumption in adolescents and schoolchildren. METHODS: An epidemiological study, with a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlation design carried out from March to July 2014. The sample consisted of students in...

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Autores principales: Mola, Rachel, Pitangui, Ana Carolina Rodarti, Barbosa, Sháyra Anny Moura, Almeida, Layane Sá, de Sousa, Mayara Ruth Marinho, Pio, Wellypâmela Pauliny de Lima, de Araújo, Rodrigo Cappato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27462887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082016AO3677
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between not using the male condom and alcohol consumption in adolescents and schoolchildren. METHODS: An epidemiological study, with a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlation design carried out from March to July 2014. The sample consisted of students in public primary and secondary education, aged between 12 and 24 years. The social and demographic survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire were used. RESULTS: The study included 1,275 students, of these; 37.0% reported having had sexual relations. The prevalent age of sexual initiation was 14-16 years 55.7% and 65.6% used condom in the last sexual intercourse. Regarding the lack of condom use at the last intercourse, girls showed an association with drunkenness in the previous 30 days (2.19; 95%CI: 1.06-4.54). CONCLUSION: In females, the non-use of condoms was associated with drunkenness in the previous 30 days.

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