Luciana Martins Frassetto de Freitas, Delma Perpétua Oliveira de Souza
Prevalence of drug use and family relationships among school adolescents in Cuiabá, MT, Brazil: a cross-sectional study, 2015
Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil
university students high risk sexually transmitted infections due lack adequate sexual education well multiple associated factors lead risky sexual practices important update data sexual behaviors identify main factors associated sexually risky behaviors present study aimed evaluate current prevalence sexually risky practices medical students crosssectional study conducted among medical students anonymous selfadministered online questionnaire including demographic characteristics sexual behaviors used descriptive statistics multivariable regression analyze data collected total 1520 undergraduate medical students aged 18 28 years old included study sixty percent students sexually active higher proportion men 70 likewise earlier sexual debut 165 vs 169 years old greater number lifetime sexual partners women 38 vs 22 main sexual activity groups vaginal sex high use condoms 75 however 67 reported unprotected oral sex logistic regression analysis showed condomless sex associated oral sex anal sex female findings study showed medical university students involved risky sexual behaviors major risk factor unprotected oral sex based results recommended designing interventions improve sexual education preventive approaches early stages middle school students mitigate sexually transmitted infections among medical university students