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Sexual behavior of unmarried Colombian university students: A follow-up

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Since the mid-1970s, the author has conducted periodic surveys of the sexual behavior of the students of Caldas University, Manizales, Colombia. This study presents the results of the latest follow-up. It documents the accelerated convergence of male and female sexual behavior in a culture which, up to a few years ago, fully adhered to the double standard. The most striking change relates to the increase in the incidence of female premarital coitus, from 38.3% five years earlier to 64.6%, and perhaps 80% among those students who eventually marry. However, the study also shows that prostitution still plays an important role in the sexual lives of male students.

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Alzate, H. Sexual behavior of unmarried Colombian university students: A follow-up. Arch Sex Behav 18, 239–250 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01543198

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