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Sexual Behavior Among Medical Students in Mexico

NCT04417426 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 519

Last updated 2020-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to identify factors that influence students to undertake or not sexually transmitted diseases screening tests and to have an actual outlook of how Mexican university students live their sexual life. Moreover, the investigators aim to identify potential epidemiological risks and challenges to achieve adequate prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases in this population. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at a private university in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, from December 2019 to April 2020.

Conditions

  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Survey

A survey was conducted, which was filled voluntarily and completely anonymously; the demographic data asked were: sex, age, religion, and semester. We included questions about their sexual behavior: if they considered having enough knowledge about STDs, sexual intercourse onset, number of sexual partners in the last year, the total number of sexual partners, sexual orientation, the use of condoms and contraceptives, exclusive or non-exclusive sexual intercourses, frequency of STDs screening, and then if they know the location of STD testing centers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

    lead OTHER_GOV

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-02
Primary Completion
2020-04-30
Completion
2020-05-22

Countries

  • Mexico

Study Locations

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