Comportamiento sexual y erotismo en estudiantes universitarios, Cali, Colombia*

Aim: To identify the main components related to the thoughts and erotic practices of students at Universidad del Valle, San Fernando Campus. Method: A descriptive study was conducted during 2008-2009 to evaluate the students´ necessities on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in two faculties in a public university in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A total of 1120 students were evaluated. Results: An information technology system was designed for this study. Six hundred and ninety five (62%) of the subjects were women with an average age of 20 years, mostly coming from underprivileged economic backgrounds. The average age for the beginning of sexual intercourse was 16 without differences by educational level. Fifty percent had their first intercourse before their final adolescence, 42.3% have had 2 to 5 sexual partners. Women enjoy sex with less frequency than men (p=0.022). Men have higher frequency of sexual intercourse outside of the couple than women (p=0.001). Conclusions: Men adopted risk behaviors in erotic practices such as more sexual couples, high frequency of unfaithfulness. Men report more pleasure in their erotic practices.Objetivo: Identificar los principales componentes de pensamiento y prácticas eróticas de los estudiantes de la Universidad del Valle, Campus San Fernando. Método: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, durante los años 2008 y 2009 con 1,120 estudiantes estudiantes de dos facultades de una universidad pública en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia, para evaluar sus necesidades en salud sexual y reproductiva. Resultados: Se diseñó un sistema informático para el estudio. Fueron 695 (62%) mujeres con una edad media de 20 años, con alta proporción de niveles socioeconómicos bajos. La edad media de inicio de relaciones sexuales fue 16 años sin diferencias por nivel educativo; 50% tuvo su primer coito antes de la adolescencia final y 42% ha tenido entre dos y cinco parejas sexuales. Las mujeres disfrutan menos las relaciones sexuales (p=0.022) con mayor proporción de relaciones extrapareja en los hombres (p