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PEREZ-VILLEGAS, Ruth et al. A cross-sectional study of social vulnerability and risky sexual conduct in a group of Chilean adolescents, 2009. Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2012, vol.63, n.4, pp.327-333. ISSN 0034-7434.

Objective: Analyzing the relationship between social vulnerability and risky sexual conduct in a group of Chilean adolescents. Materials and methods: This was a crosssectional study of adolescents living in the Chiguayante commune in the Bío-Bío region of Chile, during 2009. The sample consisted of 297 adolescents (154 female, 143 male). PAHO/WHO Latin-American Perinatology Centre record cards and a social vulnerability and sexual conduct instrument were used. Student’s t-test and the chi-square test (p < 0.05) were used for analyzing the data. Results: Average age was 16.5 ± 1.5 years for males and 16.4 ± 1.5 for females; 63% lived with both parents, 74% described their family relationships as being good and/or excellent. 44% of the adolescents in the study who had begun sexual activity defined their family relationships as regular, poor or lacking compared to 20% who had not begun sexual activity (p = 0.033). 62% of the adolescents who had begun sexual activity perceived very limited or no family support compared to 42% of them who had not initiated sexual activity stating the same (p = 0.0031). 51% stated that there was delinquency in their close social setting. There were no significant differences when associating social vulnerability with using conceptive methods and number of sexual partners. Sexual relationships associated with drinking alcohol and taking drugs was greater in males (21%) than in females (10%) (p = 0.019). Engaging in unprotected sexual relationships was greater in females (35%) than in males (20%), (p = 0.05). Conclusion: It was recognized that the family played an important role in forming adolescents’ sexual conduct.

Palabras clave : Social vulnerability; sexuality; adolescence.

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