Introduction: There has always been intesrest in studying sexual behaviour of teenagers. Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding sexuality and contraceptive methods in 4th and 5th grade highschool students in downtown Ica. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed by interviewing 489 4th and 5th grade highschool students in downtown Ica during 2002. Results: Nearly half the interviewees (50.5% [247]) were female, and their mean age was 15.61 years. Two hundred and forty two (49.5%) were male, and their mean age was 15.81. Nearly forty eight per cent (47.6%) of the students declared that they spoke about sex with their parents. Nearly one third (34.6%) of all students pointed out that their main information source about sexuality was their mothers, and for 28.6% it was school teachers. Seven out of ten students ...

Introduction: There has always been intesrest in studying sexual behaviour of teenagers. Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding sexuality and contraceptive methods in 4th and 5th grade highschool students in downtown Ica. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed by interviewing 489 4th and 5th grade highschool students in downtown Ica during 2002. Results: Nearly half the interviewees (50.5% [247]) were female, and their mean age was 15.61 years. Two hundred and forty two (49.5%) were male, and their mean age was 15.81. Nearly forty eight per cent (47.6%) of the students declared that they spoke about sex with their parents. Nearly one third (34.6%) of all students pointed out that their main information source about sexuality was their mothers, and for 28.6% it was school teachers. Seven out of ten students ...