Publicación:

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre infecciones de transmisión sexual adquiridas mediante sexo oral en estudiantes de dos colegios de Villavicencio

Resumen

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the population most at risk for contracting an STI are adolescents and young adults, especially between 14 and 24 years. Furthermore, nowadays a significant proportion of young people and adolescents begin their sexual activity through oral sex due to the zero risk of pregnancy, the additional pleasure and stimulation, and because they consider that there is little or no risk of acquiring ITS. Objective: Describe the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) acquired through oral sex in students of two schools in Villavicencio during 2020. Methodology: Descriptive study, divided into 2 phases: 1. Design of a survey based on scientific literature, and validation through a pilot test carried out in an educational institution and expert judgment to validate said instrument. 2. Virtual implementation of the questionnaire to 191 students aged 9, 10 and 11 from two educational institutions in Villavicencio, Colombia