PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND PROTECTED SEXUAL BEHAVIORS IN VENEZUELAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Health and Addictions / Salud y Drogas, ISSN: 1988-205X, Vol: 22, Issue: 2, Page: 46-62
2022
  • 2
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 19
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

Article Description

Introduction: sexual behavior has gained greater emphasis among health professionals due to the social and personal repercussions it has caused in new generations. It has become a public health problem at national and international level, which affects such a vulnerable population as adolescents. Purpose: this study aims to empirically evaluate the direct and indirect influence of age, sex, self-efficacy to prevent HIV, sexual resilience, psychological well-being, self-concept, functional social support and family communication on protected sexual behaviors in Venezuelan high school students. Method: it comprises a non-experimental, correlational, explanatory study with a cross-sectional design. A sample of 317 students was taken, selected under an accidental non-probabilistic sampling. Results: it was found that protective sexual behaviors are directly influenced by HIV prevention self-efficacy, sexual resilience and self-concept, and indirectly by functional social support, sex and family communication. Conclusion: These findings will allow the design of health promotion strategies that foster personal resources that will help students maintain safe sexual behaviors.

Bibliographic Details

Jesús Manuel Guerrero Alcedo; Adriana Isabel Lucena Torrellas; Lorena del Carmen Espina Romero

Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

Social Sciences; Psychology; Medicine

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know