@article{ref1,
title="Protective factors and protected sexual behaviors in Venezuelan high school students",
journal="Salud y drogas",
year="2022",
author="Guerrero Alcedo, Jesús Manuel and Torrellas, Adriana Isabel Lucena and Romero, Lorena del Carmen Espina",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="46-62",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: sexual behavior has gained greater emphasis among health professionals due to the social and personal repercussions it has caused in new generations. It has become a public health problem at national and international level, which affects such a vulnerable population as adolescents. <br><br>PURPOSE: this study aims to empirically evaluate the direct and indirect influence of age, sex, self-efficacy to prevent HIV, sexual resilience, psychological well-being, self-concept, functional social support and family communication on protected sexual behaviors in Venezuelan high school students. <br><br>METHOD: it comprises a non-experimental, correlational, explan­atory study with a cross-sectional design. A sample of 317 students was taken, selected under an accidental non-probabilistic sampling. <br><br>RESULTS: it was found that protective sexual behaviors are directly influenced by HIV prevention self-efficacy, sexual resilience and self-concept, and indirectly by functional social support, sex and family communication. <br><br>CONCLUSION: These findings will allow the design of health promotion strategies that foster personal resources that will help students maintain safe sexual behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="1578-5319",
doi="10.21134/haaj.v22i2.656",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v22i2.656"
}