[Evaluation of a general education course on sexuality for university students].

Background: Education on human sexuality was instituted in Eloisa Díaz Campus in 1946. From 2018 an online self-learning general education course on sexuality was started.

Aim: To know the degree of knowledge about sexuality and the perception about the course of 586 students (42% women) who approved the course.

[Gender differences in health-related quality of life of Chilean adolescent students].

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) refers to individuals' perception of their subjective well-being, considering various aspects of their life and the impact on their health.

Aim: To analyze gender differences in the HRQOL of adolescent students in Chile, by age, type of school attended, and area of residence.

Material And Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in a population of 5th and 12th grade students attending municipal, subsidized and private schools in 11 regions of the country.

[Psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire health related KIDSCREEN-27 in Chilean adolescents].

Background: KIDSCREEN-52, which assesses health related quality of life in adolescents, has been adapted and validated in Chile showing excellent psychometric properties. There is a shorter version of the instrument, whose psychometric properties must be assessed.

Aim: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the instrument KIDSCREEN-27 in Chilean adolescents.

[Validation of an instrument to measure health-related quality of life in Chilean children and adolescents].

Background: KIDSCREEN-52 is an instrument to assess health related quality of life in children and adolescents.

Aim: To culturally adapt and validate the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire in Chileans.

Material And Methods: Two independent translations from the English Spanish language were conciliated and retranslated to English.

[Prevalence of cervical infection by Chlamydia trachomatis among Chilean women living in the Metropolitan Region].

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. In women, chlamydia infections are 75% asymptomatic and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and ectopic pregnancy. Infants exposed to the microorganism at birth also have a high risk to develop conjunctivitis and pneumonia.

[Teenage fecundity rates in Chile: a serious public health problem].

Background: Teenage fecundity rates are an indicator of epidemiological discrimination in developing countries.

Aim: To study fertility rates of girls under 14 years of age in Chile from 1993 to 2003.

Material And Methods: Information of children born alive from mothers aged 10 to 15 years, was obtained from the Chilean National Institute of Statistics.