Students lie about sexual behavior

About 10% of adults young boys they tested positive in the tests sexually transmitted infections , after reporting sexual abstinence and half being virgin , reports a study published by the medical journal Pediatrics.

The researchers took a representative sample of more than 14 thousand students. Who gave urine tests and answered questionnaires about sexual behavior in the year 2001, filling them again for the year 2002.

Those who reported having sexual activity were twice as likely to have STIs, than those who reported not having sexual intercourse , a minimum difference due to the circumstances. There were no differences in sex, race, age or level of education among students who were infected, the newspaper said. The New York Times.

The findings of the study indicate a discrepancy between young people who tested positive for STIs and their self-denial of status in sexual behavior. Which suggests that young people tend to lie in the anonymous reports, so routine tests of sexually transmitted infections could be beneficial and necessary to reduce the mortality among young adults.