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Relationship with multiple partners in university women: a comparative study in two institutions from the northwest of Mexico

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Objective: To identify what variables influence having multiple sexual partners.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 542 women of two higher education institutions from the northwest of Mexico, who answered a questionnaire measuring psychological variables underlying high-risk sexual behaviors. The data were analyzed with T-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and with a multiple linear regression.
Results: A multiple linear regression analysis showed the following results: for women from Hermosillo, Sonora, the predictors of high-risk sexual behaviors were biological age, age of sexual debut, and one biological state - «I was physically excited»-, with those variables explaining 53.4% of the total variance; for women from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, the predictors were biological age, and two types of biological states -«I was physically excited» and «I was under the influence of alcohol», explaining 20.8% of the total variance.
Conclusions: The results underscore the need to design prevention programs directed to avoid HIV infection based on behavioral competencies training.

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  • Julio Alfonso Piña Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
  • Mariana Dávila Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
  • Dora Isabel Lozano Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
  • Irene Concepción Carillo Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
  • Patricia Vázquez Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,

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Keywords

  • Risky sexual behaviors
  • Multiple partners
  • Biological states
  • HIV infection
  • Behavioral competencies

Author Biographies


, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
Independent Researchers. Hermosillo, México.

, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
Independent Researchers. Hermosillo, México.

, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
Departament of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, México.

, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
Departament of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, México.

, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez,
Departament of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, México.
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Piña, J. A., Dávila, M., Lozano, D. I., Carillo, I. C., & Vázquez, P. (1). Relationship with multiple partners in university women: a comparative study in two institutions from the northwest of Mexico. Colombia Médica, 40(1), 51-70. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v40i1.628
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