Risk behaviors for sexual transmitted disease in low income scholar adolescents

Abstract

Adolescents have been vulnerable to sexually transmissible diseases (STD) risk behaviors. The beginning of the sexual activity, the multiplicity of partners, the irregular use of condom, the consumption of alcoholic beverage and illicit drugs have been considered predictors for the STD. in order to identify the risk behaviors for STD in youth of an low income region adjacent the metropolitan area of Goiânia city, 223 schoolar adolescents were interviewed during November and December 2003. The means age of the first sexual intercourse was of 14.9 years and the average of partners along the life was 4.0. Of the total individuals, 44.1% reported irregular use or not use of condoms during sexual intercourse. Almost the totality (80.7%) mentioned alcohol consumption and 13.9% illicit drugs. There was a statistical difference among these risk behaviors and sex. Pregnant was reported by 14% of the female adolescents. The findings of this study suggest a high vulnerability for sexually transmissible diseases, and highlight the urgent necessity of health programs for this target group.