title: [Sexual behavior risk in Spanish international travelers].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To know the sexual behavior of Spanish international travelers and its association with geographical destinations and sexually transmitted disease acquisition.
  
  
  METHODS
  1,008 consecutive patients who attended a tropical out-patient clinic during 26 months were surveyed by means of a previously designed clinical questionnaire that included specific questions regarding sexual practices during the trip.
  
  
  RESULTS
  19% of travelers had sexual intercourse; 53.6% of them having employed a condom. There were no differences regarding gender or destination. 3.4% of travelers who had unprotected sexual intercourse acquired HIV.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A high proportion of travelers have unprotected, risk sexual contacts. A low but alarm
authors: Sección de Medicina Tropical, Servicio de Infecciones, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Velasco
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Morote
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Aramburu
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Quintó
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Corachán
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Gascón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel