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- Title
Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y ejercicio de sexualidad en los adolescentes del municipio de Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia.
- Authors
Klimenko, Olena
- Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was aimed to characterize the situation presenting in Envigado municipality touching the sexual health state in adolescents, the consume of psychoactive substances in infantile and adolescent population, and the levels and traits of domestic violence. Through a simple random choice, out of the 12,300 students population universe a sample of 2,150 students was selected. Taking into account the discarding of some inquiries for several reasons, a total of 1,795 were analysed, which represents approximately 15 percent of the total population of students in the Educational Institutions of Envigado Municipality. The main outcomes obtained show a worrying situation in the adolescent population regarding a high pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases risk, high levels of abortion, of psychoactive substances use; presence of battery in interpersonal relations, carrying of weapons and weakening of the family role as a main agent in the formation of adolescents.
- Subjects
ANTIOQUIA (Colombia : Dept.); PSYCHOTROPIC plants; HUMAN sexuality; TEENAGERS; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
- Publication
Revista Katharsis, 2012, Issue 14, p107
- ISSN
0124-7816
- Publication type
Article