Abstract

PINA LOPEZ, JULIO ALFONSO  and  RIVERA ICEDO, BLANCA MARGARITA. PREDICTORS OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS IN HIGHER- EDUCATION STUDENTS: A GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS. Act.Colom.Psicol. [online]. 2009, vol.12, n.1, pp.53-65. ISSN 0123-9155.

A cross-sectional study aimed at identifying predictors of sexual behavior with multiple partners in a sample of 423 higher-education students took place at Hermosillo city, Northwest of Mexico. For data processing, the T-test, the Mann-Whitney U-test, the Pearson’s (r) correlation coefficient, as well as a multiple regression analysis were used in consecutive order. Regression analysis by gender showed that biological age, age of sexual initiation, and a social situation -Finding myself in a place for adults- were predictors of the behavior in men, thus explaining 42.4% of the total variance. On the other hand, predictors of this behavior in women were biological age, age of sexual initiation, and one type of biological state -I was physically excited-, with these variables explaining 70.3% of the total variance. The results of this study contribute with valuable information to identifying the variables that facilitate both in men and women the practice of having multiple partners when performing sexual behavior, an aspect that must be considered at the time of designing and implementing HIV prevention programs in this population sector.

Keywords : Sexual behavior; multiple partners; university students; sex; HIV infection.

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