title: [Aspects of sexuality in adolescence].
abstract: The study involved 920 adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age in junior and senior high schools of the region of Santo Eduardo of the city of Embu, São Paulo. The objective was to identify aspects of sexuality of adolescents of both sexes. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, the results of which established the difference between boys and girls with respect to their quest for specific information about sexuality; 39% of boys and 17% of girls practiced sexual intercourse, and among these, 77% of boys and 84% of girls used preservativos.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. bretas@ymail.com
authors.forename: José Roberto da Silva
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brêtas
authors.forename: Conceição Vieira da Silva
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Dulcilene Pereira
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Jardim
authors.forename: Wagner de
authors.initials: Wd
authors.lastname: Aguiar Junior
authors.forename: José Rodrigo de
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D019529:Sexuality; D055815:Young Adult