title: [Sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases in high school students in Rio Branco-Acre, Brazil].
abstract: This study was realized with 2.684 students of the high school in Rio Branco-Acre, Brazil, to verify aspects of the sexual activity and the occurrence of DST/AIDS. From the researched students, 48.9% had sexual intercourse, and the largest frequency was 34.3% for male sex, with the beginning at 13 years old, and for female sex 31.6%, with the beginning at 16 years old. The occurrence of mentioned DST/AIDS was: 58.4% for Hepatitis B, 39.4% for Monilíase and 2.2% for Gonorrhea. Among those ones who had their first sexual intercourse, 47.6% were with the boyfriend, 25.8% with the neighbor and 10.5% with the domestic maid. Concluding, the students who had sexual intercourse were 52.3% of private schools, 50.0% of federal ones, 45.7% of state ones and 41.8% of municipal ones.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Acre.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: do Nascimento
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*