Sexual Behavior Among Medical Students in Mexico

Completed

• Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT04417426
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

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.

Detailed Description

The investigators will invite the students to complete it and leave it in a black painted box to maintain privacy. The investigators will inquire if the participants considered having adequate knowledge about STDs, sexual intercourse onset, sexual behavior, number of sex partners, sexual orientation, use of condoms and contraceptives, sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and reasons why students do not get sexually transmitted diseases screenings.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-12-02
• Primary Completion: 2020-04-30
• Study Completion: 2020-05-22
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-03
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 519

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Use of condoms and contraceptives	up to 4 months	Frequency of usage of condoms and contraceptive methods
STDs screening	up to 4 months	Frequency of STDs screening
STD testing centers	up to 4 months	Knowledge of the location of STD testing centers
Exclusive or non-exclusive sexual relationships	up to 4 months	Frequency of exclusive and non-exclusive sexual relationships
Sexual intercourse onset	up to 4 months	Age of first sexual relationship
Sexual partners in the last year	up to 4 months	Number of sexual partners in the last year
Total number of sexual partners	up to 4 months	Total number of sexual partners in the participants lifetime

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico