Frequency and associated factors related to sexual addiction in medical students from 16 Latin American cities, 2016: a regional multicentric study [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

• Published in: F1000 research 2020, Vol.9, p.108
• Main Authors: Mejia-Alvarez, Christian Richard, Chacon-I, Jhosselyn, Benites-Gamboa, Dayanne, Pacheco-Barrios, Niels, Castillo-Tarrillo, Giancarlo F, Centeno-Leguia, Dercy, Wendell-Cubilla, Joseph, Grandez-Urbina, J.Antonio
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2046-1402; 2046-1402
• DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.21418.1

Background: Examples of addiction problems that have been reported in growing populations are those related to sexual impulses and addictions. However, such studies have not been carried out in Latin America. The aim of this study was to characterize and identify possible associations of sexual addiction in medical students in Latin America. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out among the university students of a medical school in 16 cities; students of medical schools were interviewed during the first semester of 2016. To define sexual addiction, the multi-cage cad-4 test was used, categorizing individuals as possibly or not a potential problem. Additionally, associations with several social and educational variables were obtained. Results: In our study, 6% (221) of the 3691 respondents exhibited a possible problem of sexual addiction; men had 95% more problems (95% confidence interval (95%CI): 21-214, p=0.006), for each year of age it increased by 9% (95%CI: 1-18%, p=0.034 ), those who had a partner were 67%  more likely to exhibit sexual addiction (95%CI: 1.34-2.08%, p