Sexual Behavior Among Medical Students in Mexico

NCT04417426 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STD01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 519
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

Sexually transmitted diseases; Mass screening; Public health; Confounding Factors; Sexual intercourse; Epidemiologic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Sexual intercourse onset

  Age of first sexual relationship

  up to 4 months

• Sexual partners in the last year

  Number of sexual partners in the last year

  up to 4 months

• Total number of sexual partners

  Total number of sexual partners in the participants lifetime

  up to 4 months

• Use of condoms and contraceptives

  Frequency of usage of condoms and contraceptive methods

  up to 4 months

• STDs screening

  Frequency of STDs screening

  up to 4 months

• STD testing centers

  Knowledge of the location of STD testing centers

  up to 4 months

• Exclusive or non-exclusive sexual relationships

  Frequency of exclusive and non-exclusive sexual relationships

  up to 4 months

Interventions

Survey OTHER

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.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Medical students attending a private university in Mexico from 1st through 6th semester

You may qualify if:

• University students currently attending medical school from 1st through 6th semester

You may not qualify if:

• Young adults not attending medical school
• Students out of the 1st - 6th-semester range

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social: lead

Study Sites (1)

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44329, Mexico

Location

Related Publications (9)

• Aburto-Arciniega MB, Escamilla-Santiago RA, Diaz-Olavarrieta CA, Fajardo-Dolci GE, Urrutia-Aguilar ME, Arce-Cedeno A, Mota-Sanchez AA, Guevara-Guzman R. Sexual health educational intervention in medical students. Gac Med Mex. 2020;156(2):164-170. doi: 10.24875/GMM.M20000354.

  PMID: 32285861 BACKGROUND

• Campero Cuenca L, Atienzo EE, Suarez Lopez L, Hernandez Prado B, Villalobos Hernandez A. [Sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in Mexico: evidence and proposals]. Gac Med Mex. 2013 May-Jun;149(3):299-307. No abstract available. Spanish.

  PMID: 23807332 BACKGROUND

• Cuffe KM, Newton-Levinson A, Gift TL, McFarlane M, Leichliter JS. Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States. J Adolesc Health. 2016 May;58(5):512-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.01.002. Epub 2016 Mar 15.

  PMID: 26987687 BACKGROUND

• Cifuentes E, Trasande L, Ramirez M, Landrigan PJ. A qualitative analysis of environmental policy and children's health in Mexico. Environ Health. 2010 Mar 23;9:14. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-14.

  PMID: 20331868 BACKGROUND

• Goyal MK, Teach SJ, Badolato GM, Trent M, Chamberlain JM. Universal Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections among Asymptomatic Adolescents in an Urban Emergency Department: High Acceptance but Low Prevalence of Infection. J Pediatr. 2016 Apr;171:128-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.019. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

  PMID: 26846572 BACKGROUND

• Friedman AL, Kachur RE, Noar SM, McFarlane M. Health Communication and Social Marketing Campaigns for Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention and Control: What Is the Evidence of their Effectiveness? Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Feb;43(2 Suppl 1):S83-101. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000286.

  PMID: 26779691 BACKGROUND

• Uken RB, Brummer O, von Schubert-Bayer C, Brodegger T, Teudt IU. Oral HPV prevalence in women positive for cervical HPV infection and their sexual partners: a German screening study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Jul;273(7):1933-42. doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-3953-1. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

  PMID: 26961518 BACKGROUND

• Mohammed H, Mitchell H, Sile B, Duffell S, Nardone A, Hughes G. Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men, England, 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):88-91. doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151331.

  PMID: 26689861 BACKGROUND

• Pearson WS, Peterman TA, Gift TL. An increase in sexually transmitted infections seen in US emergency departments. Prev Med. 2017 Jul;100:143-144. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.04.028. Epub 2017 Apr 26.

  PMID: 28455221 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Coitus

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communicable Diseases; Infections; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Investigador Titular D

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2020
• First Posted: June 4, 2020
• Study Start: December 2, 2019
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2020
• Study Completion: May 22, 2020
• Last Updated: June 4, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ME (1)