Factores socio-culturales asociados a la actividad sexual de los adolescentes Factores socio-culturales asociados a la actividad sexual de los adolescentes

Abstract

Goal: To identify the socio-cultural factors associated with teenager´s sexual activity. Materials and Methods: quantitative-descriptive study, with simple sampling probabilistic random in a population of adolescent students between 13 and 19 years old in the public and private sectors.. For completion of this study the researchers conducted an adaptation and modification an instrument used in a similar study, prior notification and authorization by author. Results: In the social factors associated with teenager´s sexual activity, projecting the high percentage of knowledge about sexuality and family planning in the two sectors, with low use in the methods (50%), the increased communication with  arents and their living style with them, was also found the limited information provided by the school about sexuality and ignorance in adolescents about friendly services. According to the Cultural factors, it was observed that virginity is part of a myth in the globalization era. This culture is not a moral impediment to women considering their sex life as a right. Conclusions: school teenagers become sexually active before their majority age, as causal factors; misuse of the information that adolescents take from mass media, school and family, and different cultural influences .They consider sex as a natural activity in adolescence.