Mitos de la sexualidad y su influencia en la conducta sexual de adolescentes de 14 a 17 años pertenecientes al programa de "CEMOPLAF adolescente". Estudio realizado de noviembre 2021 a febrero 2022.

Abstract

Adolescence is one of the most transcendental stages in the development of human beings, since changes arise at the biopsychosocial level due to the search for experiences and the need to acquire new sensations for the enjoyment of their sexuality. Therefore, the objective of this research was to identify myths about sexuality and their effects on the sexual practices of adolescents between 15 and 17 years of age belonging to the Cemoplaf Adolescent program. The methodology of the study was mixed, with a sample of 31 adolescents belonging to the Cemoplaf Adolescent program in the survey and five people in the focus group. For this, the sexual myths and beliefs questionnaire (Cordón-Colchón, 2008) was used, and a focus group was conducted. The myths that emerge around sexuality in the quantitative results of the adolescents are related to contraception (38.7%), pregnancy (58.1%), general sexuality (41.9%) and female sexuality (45.2%); while the myths that emerge in the qualitative results are related to conceptions of female sexuality, pleasure and sexually transmitted infections (ITS). It was found that sexuality myths partially influence the sexual behavior of the adolescent population, with a higher prevalence in males. The results obtained from this research are consistent with the findings of previous studies.