SEXUALITY IN THE OPINION OF ADOLESCENTS LIVING IN THE AREA OF COVERAGE IN DR FÁBIO CUIABÁ CITY, BRAZIL

Autor: Sebastião Junior Henrique Duarte, Valessa Verzeloni de Oliveira Ferreira, Áquila Santiago Zorman, Fernando Antônio Santos e Silva, Francyele Marques Franco Seabra, Felipe Roberto França Moraes, Rafael Pedro Fadel Gourlat, Alice Harumi Matsumoto, Maria Salete Ribeiro
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Revista Gestão & Saúde, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 415-424 (2011)
ISSN: 1982-4785
Popis: Quantitative study aimed to know the understanding of adolescents about their sexuality and how the exercises for further intervention by the health team. We administered a structured questionnaire in a sample of 43 adolescents aged 12 to 19 years living in the area covered by the Family Health Unit Dr. Fabio I and II. The data were tabulated in the spreadsheet program Microsoft Office Excel 2007, allowing for a descriptive treatment, keeping a confidence interval of 95%. The results show that 32.5% of participants had first intercourse between 12 and 16, and 50% of them admit they have used a condom at last intercourse. In addition, 4.6% have had some kind of sexually transmitted disease. The study indicates the need for educational activities in sexual and reproductive health to adolescents facing the neighborhoods studied, with a view to promoting health.
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