Entre contradicciones y riesgos: opiniones de varones adolescentes mexicanos sobre el embarazo temprano y su asociación con el comportamiento sexual / Between contradictions and risks: Mexican male adolescents' views about teenage pregnancy and its association with sexual behavior
Salud pública Méx
; 56(2): 180-188, mar.-abr. 2014. tab
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RESUMEN
Objetivo. Explorar las opiniones sobre el embarazo adolescente y su posible relación con comportamientos sexuales en varones adolescentes de escuelas públicas del estado de Morelos y de la Ciudad de México. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal con cuestionarios autoadministrados a una muestra no probabilística de varones (15-19 años) de ocho secundarias y preparatorias. Se obtuvieron estadísticas descriptivas y modelos multivariados para identificar la asociación entre las opiniones y el comportamiento sexual. Resultados. El 68% identifica al embarazo adolescente como un evento malo. Si hoy embarazaran a alguien, 56% continuaría en la escuela y l8% abandonaría sus estudios. Aquellos que consideran al embarazo adolescente como un evento muy malo tienen mayor posibilidad de usar condón (RM=1.8; p<0.05). Conclusión. Las opiniones de varones muestran constantes contradicciones e incluso algunas de sus opiniones aumentan o disminuyen el riesgo de un embarazo. El diseño y validación de instrumentos exclusivos para varones es imprescindible.
ABSTRACT
Objective. To explore the opinions of Mexican male adolescents regarding teenage pregnancy and analyze its association with sexual behavior. Materials and methods. This is a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire among a conventional sample of male students (15-19 years old) in eight public schools in Morelos and Mexico City. Analyses include multivariate models to identify the association between opinions and sexual behaviors. Results. Overall, 68% agree that a teenage pregnancy is a negative event. In a hypothetical case, if a girlfriend got pregnant in this moment 56% would continue in the school whereas 18% would definitely abandon it. Those who affirm that a teenage pregnancy is something very bad have greater odds of using condoms (OR=1.8; p<0.05). Conclusions. Male adolescents' views about teenage pregnancy are associated with some sexual behaviors; however their opinions reflect several contradictions. The design of surveys directed exclusively to explore male adolescents' opinions about reproductive health is urgent.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Gravidez na Adolescência
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Comportamento Sexual
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Homens
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Salud pública Méx
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
México