Prevalencia de ansiedad, depresión y estrés y su relación con la hipersexualidad en estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Católica de Cuenca, sede Azogues, 2023

Abstract

Background: hypersexuality, involves uncontrollable and repetitive sexual impulses, negatively affects life; Psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and stress can trigger it. Objective: determine the prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress and its relationship with hypersexuality in medical students at the Catholic University of Cuenca, Azogues campus, 2023.Methodology: observational and analytical study. The study universe corresponded to 285 students, including 280 medical students who accepted the study and signed the informed consent. Sociodemographic and sexual data were collected, and the Hypersexuality Inventory and the DASS-21 Scale were applied to assess depression, anxiety and stress. Descriptive statistics were used, and who squared were used to associate variables. All bioethical procedures were applied. Results: 99.6% were young adults, 58.2% were women, 82.5% lived in urban areas, the majority were in the seventh cycle. 94.6% were heterosexual, the beginning of sexual life occurred in middle adolescence, vaginal activity being predominant with 46.4%, the majority reported that they had had 2 to 10 sexual partners (61.4%). 38.2% showed different levels of stress, 44.6% showed depression, and 51.1% showed different levels of anxiety. 34.3% presented hypersexuality, identifying a statistical association between stress, depression, anxiety and hypersexuality (p˂0.05). Conclusions: three out of ten people presented hypersexuality, showing a statistical association with anxiety, depression and stress.