Prevalence and associated factors to tadalafil consumption in colombian college students during first semester of 2013

The knowledge of sexual practices in young adults is required to run preventive actions aimed at the reduction of transmitted sexual diseases and unwanted pregnancies. To determine the prevalence Sildenafil Citrate consumption and its associated factors in College Students, during the first half-yea...

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Main Authors: Javier Martínez-Torres, Ingrid Katherine Duarte-Corredor, Gaby Johanna García-Vásquez, Gissely Dimarhy Jáuregui-Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad del Magdalena 2015-07-01
Series:Duazary
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Online Access:http://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/duazary/article/view/1468
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Summary:The knowledge of sexual practices in young adults is required to run preventive actions aimed at the reduction of transmitted sexual diseases and unwanted pregnancies. To determine the prevalence Sildenafil Citrate consumption and its associated factors in College Students, during the first half-year of 2013. A crosssectional, descriptive study was conducted between April and June of 2013, the sample size was 340, and all of them are male college students, aged 18 to 26 years; all information were collected using a structured survey. The prevalence of Viagra or Sildenafil Citrate was 7,56% (CI95% 4,6%-10,6%); the main predisposing factors for its use is to suffer of Male Erectile Dysfunction (OR 14.72, CI95% 5.29 to 40.96), when it was adjusted by a multivariate model this association increases about 50% (OR 21.67, CI95% 6.27 to 74.89) and curiosity about this drug (OR 4 21 CI95% 1.63 to 11.3) is the second one. Although Sildenafil Citrate consumption has low prevalence; it is mainly related with men who have suffered erectile dysfunction and curiosity to experience its effects.
ISSN:1794-5992
2389-783X