title: [Youth studying at universities: their sexual and reproductive health].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We intend to know the sexual and contraceptive behaviours of the youth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transverse descriptive study based on a structured, anonymous and self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  South University of Galician (Ourense Campus).
  
  
  METHODS
  304 universities of 1st course, in 1996-1997, that were selected at random according to studies that they were making.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We analyse the age, sex and sexual and contraceptive behaviour, with the statistic programme SPSS. The 63.49% is women and the average age is 19.46 +/- 1.55 years. The 51.77% began to masturbate between the 11 and 14 years, and they do it of 1 at 2 times/week. The 2.34% and the 4.09% have homosexual and bisexual experiences, respectively. The 57.4% hasn't began the coitus. The 56.15% of whom had sexual experience it was begun between the 17 and 19 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through individual/couple consultation and/or work in little groups, is necessary to make Sexual Health Promotion and Sexual Risk Prevention.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Orientación Familiar Novoa Santos, Ourense.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sueiro
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Diéguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality; D002648:Child; D003075:Coitus; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008418:Masturbation; D011897:Random Allocation; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Jóvenes que realizan estudios universitarios: salud sexual y reproductiva.