Introduction

Sexual behavior has been widely studied in subjects older than 18 years despite the increasing evidence that the age of onset of sexual life has been decreasing. Studying adolescent population is a challenge because of the ethical implications it entails, making information on this issue scarce. The objective of this work is to perform descriptive analysis on the sexual behavior in a group of yucatecan adolescents.

Material and methods

A prospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted, including 245 adolescents, 11 to 16 years old. The data collection was carried out with a self-applicable instrument, and the results were analyzed with descriptive statistics.

Results

The 5.71% (14/245) of the population reported having already started their sexual life; (8.26%, (10/121), of males and 3.22% (4/124); of females) declaring themselves as being heterosexual. Genital kissing and touching were the most common sexual practices 78.57% (11/14); masturbation to the couple, oral sex, and anal/vaginal intercourse were reported with the same frequency 28.57% (4/14). In addition, 21.4% (3/14) used condom in their first sexual relationship, and 7.14% (1/14) reported sexual activity in the last 6 months while being under the effects of alcohol or drugs. The 2.04% (5/245) of the studied sample reported practicing cybersex.

Conclusion

The frequency of adolescents who have begun their sexual life is low, however, protection is practically non-existent which makes them vulnerable to contract sexually transmitted infections and having unintended pregnancies.