Marcela Veytia López

Prevalencia de problemas emocionales y conductuales en una muestra de adolescentes mexicanos

Los trastornos mentales son considerados como un problema de salud publica, debido a su alta prevalencia. Por ello, el objetivo de la presente investigacion fue obtener la Razon de Prevalencia (RP) de los problemas emocionales y conductuales de acuerdo al sexo en 653 adolescentes mexicanos con un rango de edad de 15 a 18 anos, a traves de la Escala de Problemas Emocionales y Conductuales validada por Andrade, Betancourt y Vallejo (2010). Los resultados obtenidos reportan que las mujeres tienen el 54% mas riesgo de presentar problemas internalizados y externalizados en comparacion con los hombres. Finalmente se enfatiza la necesidad de considerar las diferencias de cada sexo al evaluar los problemas emocionales y conductuales, asi como en el desarrollo de estrategias encaminadas a la promocion de su salud.

Elevated depressive symptomatology and use of contraceptive methods in health care college students in central Mexico

Depression is a health problem that affects 23% of college students, predisposing them to risky sexual behaviors. The aim of this study was to identify the influence of Elevated Depressive Symptomatology (EDS) on contraceptive use and failures when used. A non-experimental study was carried out on 1853 college students of both sexes, aged 18-24 years, at two public universities in central Mexico. EDS and contraceptive use were compared using χ ² and Odds Ratio adjusted for sex, age, marital status, house share (family, roommates, cohabitation, etc.), multiple partners and early onset of sexual intercourse. The results show that EDS is greater in college women than men. In the presence of EDS, the probability of failure in the use of natural and hormonal contraceptives is 40%, and 38% when not using a condom, ( p < 0.05). These behaviors increase the risk of unintended pregnancies and of contracting sexually transmitted diseases within this population.

Body image dissatisfaction and suicidal ideation in State of Mexico adolescents students

Abstract The objective was to determine the relationship between body dissatisfaction and suicidal ideation. The sample consisted of 1504 adolescents with an age range of 12-18 years old, middle or high school students, all residents of Mexico State. The participants answered the BSQ and Beck’s Suicidal Ideation Scale; both instruments have validity and reliability for the Mexican population. The results allowed us to observe the highest percentage of body dissatisfaction (22%), suicidal ideation (42%) as well as the presence of both (13%). In addition low and positive correlations for both the overall sample and even for the groups of presence and / or absence of dissatisfaction and suicidal ideation. With respect to the correlation between factors pathological bodily discomfort was related to the suicidal ideation factor, also, differences between the presence and / or absence groups were established. Highlighting that the pathological factor and the life / death factor were those who obtained the higher statistical values in all groups. Therefore think about a reeducation of both body image, as well as life, adolescents can be able to recognize and accept themselves without having to cover extreme thinness stereotypes.