Objective: To determine the predominant risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents from a secondary school in Coihueco (Chile) during the second half of 2018. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with a group of secondary school adolescents during the second half of 2018. A simple random sampling was performed. Data were processed using percentage calculation and entered into tables. Family bond, knowledge and risky behaviors were considered as sociodemographic variables in order to identify the predominant factors. Results: The sample consisted of people aged between 15 and 19 who were in the 3rd and 4th year of secondary education. The students demonstrated they were knowledgeable about sexually transmitted infections. Approximately 30 % had started sexual intercourse, thus showing risky behaviors such as early first sexual interco...

La Asociación Latinoamericana de Volcanología (ALVO) fue fundada el día 7 de noviembre del año 2010 en Manizales, Departamento de Caldas, Colombia (Granados et al., 2015a, b; Rodríguez et al., 2019). Con un grupo reducido de miembros fundadores, la ALVO quedó establecida e inició operaciones con un primer Consejo Directivo que sentó las bases para un camino de colaboración, reflexión y oportunidades en la región latinoamericana. Hoy en día la asociación cuenta con más de 1500 miembros, repartidos en toda la región Latinoamericana. En números aproximados, se registran 540 miembros para la región de Sudamérica Sur (Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay), 460 para la región de Sudamérica Norte (Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Perú, Surinam y Venezuela), 310 para la región de Centroamérica y el Caribe (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica,...