A study by the UOC in partnership with several Chilean universities examines the difficulties university students face regarding sexual health issues, and proposes specific measures to improve campaigns aimed at promoting healthy sexual behavior.
The barriers encountered by university students are a lack of information about sexual health, social stigmas and the difficulties involved in having safe sex.
Manuel Armayones, lead researcher at the UOC eHealth Center's Behavioural Design Lab, member of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences and lead author of the study Related StoriesIn addition, the barriers perceived by young people include the fact that sex education is focused on biological aspects or that awareness and promotion campaigns are based on very bleak content, and contain prejudices and misinformation regarding the use of internal or vaginal condoms.
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