Prevalencia entre los jóvenes de relaciones sexuales bajo los efectos del alcohol y otras drogasevolución en la última década (1999-2008)

  1. María Dolores Gil Llario 1
  2. Rafael Ballester Arnal 2
  3. Cristina Giménez 2
  4. Estefanía Ruiz Palomino 2
  5. Beatriz Gil Julia 2
  6. Sandra Gómez Martínez 2
  7. Pedro Salmerón 2
  1. 1 Universitat Jaume I
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    Universitat Jaume I

    Castelló de la Plana, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02ws1xc11

  2. 2 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Journal:
Anuario de sexología

ISSN: 1137-0963

Year of publication: 2010

Issue: 12

Pages: 17-24

Type: Article

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Abstract

Substance use has long been associated with sexual relationships. Its disinhibiting effect and its association with fun and pleasure has motivated that many young people have relations under their effects, thus facilitating the risks related to sexual health such as unwanted pregnancies and STI´s for not using condoms, sexual assault, etc. Our objective was to analyze the prevalence of alcohol and other drugs consumption in a sample of 1964 young people from the Universitat Jaume I de Castellón (Spain), by the Survey about AIDS (Ballester & Gil, 2000) and the evolution of this behavior in the last decade. The results show that a large number of surveyed college students drank alcohol or took drugs at last sexual intercourse. Since 2003, this rate has remained stable with some fluctuations. In addition, about 50% do not usually use condoms consistently when they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Statistically significant differences were observed according to gender and sexual orientation. Substance use added new risks to sexual health of young people so it would be necessary to consider this aspect in programs promoting sexual health.

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