Abstract
This article summarizes the findings of a survey including 5,981 students from public schools in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The analysis assessed the influence of drug use on sexual practices. Among the boys engaged in relationships with casual partners who stated having used illicit drugs, 55.7% reported consistent condom use, as compared to 65.4% among those not reporting such habits. Among boys engaged in relationships with stable partners who reported illicit drug use, consistent condom use was reported by 42.7%, versus 64.1% among those not reporting such habits. In the subgroup of boys engaged in stable relationships who did not report illicit drug use, consistent condom use was less frequent among those that used alcohol/cigarettes, compared to those who did not drink or smoke (60.7% vs. 71.1%). Girls were less likely than boys to use condoms consistently, regardless of the nature of their relationships, without a noticeable influence of drug use. Policies to prevent drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, and unplanned pregnancy should be fully integrated.
Highlights
O consumo de substâncias que alteram o psiquismo e a percepção não é um fenômeno exclusivo da modernidade, mas sim algo que perpassa toda a história da humanidade 1
Among the boys engaged in relationships with casual partners who stated having used illicit drugs, 55.7% reported consistent condom use, as compared to 65.4% among those not reporting such habits
Among boys engaged in relationships with stable partners who reported illicit drug use, consistent condom use was reported by 42.7%, versus 64.1% among those not reporting such habits
Summary
Escolaridade (em curso) 7o ao 9o ano do Ensino Fundamental 1a a 2a série do Ensino Médio Não-resposta (missing). Dos 1.307 adolescentes que disseram ter tido relações sexuais com parceiro casual, o uso consistente de preservativo foi relatado por 63,7% dos homens (575/903) e por 49,8% das mulheres (201/404). Ao analisar o uso consistente entre aqueles que já haviam tido relações sexuais tanto com parceiro fixo, quanto com parceiro casual, as proporções observadas foram de 58,4% (338/579) entre os meninos e de 43,5% (156/359) entre as meninas (dados não exibidos em tabela). Aplicando o modelo CHAID para analisar a consistência do uso de preservativos entre os indivíduos que referiram ter tido relação sexual com parceiro casual, obteve-se uma árvore composta por dois níveis e quatro nós (Figura 1). Com referência às relações sexuais com parceiros fixos, os rapazes apresentaram maiores proporções de uso consistente do que as meninas, com uma proporção de 60,9% (328/539), comparada a 42,3% (187/442) entre os meninos. Figura 1 Modelo chi-squared automatic interaction detector (CHAID) para uso de preservativo com parceiro casual
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