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- Title
Association between school context and occurrence of multiple sexual partners: cross-sectional study with multilevel analysis.
- Authors
Silva, Jessica Queiroz Pereira da; de Almeida Lima, Natalyne Clemente; Santos, Iraneide Nascimento dos; Menezes, Valdenice Aparecida; de Godoy Bené Bezerra, Fabiana; Santos, Carolina da Franca Bandeira Ferreira
- Abstract
The objective was to investigate the association between the school context and the occurrence of multiple partners among adolescents, considering individual variables (age, gender, Bolsa Família, LGB, early sexual initiation and use of alcohol or drugs in the last sex). Cross-sectional study with multilevel analysis carried out in 2018 with adolescent students from Olinda, Brazil. The variable (multiple partners) was collected based on the 'Youth Risk Behavior Survey' questionnaire. School context variables were time in school (regular school vs. full/semi-full school) and the Social Vulnerability Index of the school district. Of 2,500 participants, 1,044 were analyzed for being sexually active and most had two or more partners (63.89%). Regular school students were more likely (OR 1.47, CI 1.10-1.97) to have multiple sexual partners compared to those in full-day schools/half-day schools. However, no association was found in relation to the SVI of the schools' neighborhoods (OR 1.18, IC 0.82- 1.70). More time spent at school was associated with fewer chances of multiple sexual partners, while studying in schools located in highly vulnerable neighborhoods was not associated with the occurrence of multiple sexual partners among adolescents.
- Subjects
SEXUAL partners; SCHOOL districts; CROSS-sectional method; SCHOOL day; AT-risk behavior; COMMUNITY schools; TEENAGE girls; TEENAGE boys
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232024295.00992023EN