Abstract

BALLINAS-URBINA, Yuridiana; EVANGELISTA GARCIA, Angélica; NAZAR BEUTELSPACHER, Austreberta  and  SALVATIERRA IZABAL, Benito. Social conditions and sexual behavior of young people in Chiapas, México. Pap. poblac [online]. 2015, vol.21, n.83, pp.253-286. ISSN 2448-7147.

This study analizes the conditions and sexual behavior of the young people between 15-24 years of age in 36 municipalities by degrees of social marginalization in Chiapas. A descriptive analysis was conducted from the "Survey for de diagnosis of socioeconomic needs in Chiapas"(Nazar and Salvatierra, 2009). This survey obtained information from 99.621 households in these municipalities. The schedule included 27 questions about youth and married life in order to know the situation of the young people regarding the occurrence of early pregnancy, parenting and taking life partner.

Keywords : Youth; marginalization; sexuality; sexual initiation; teenage pregnancy; Chiapas.