USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS BY ADOLESCENT WOMEN OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL
| Autor: | Larissa de Andrade Silva Ramos, Eliel dos Santos Pereira, Kelvya Fernanda Almeida Lago Lopes, Augusto Cezar Antunes de Araujo Filho, Naiara Coelho Lopes |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Cogitare Enfermagem, Vol 23, Iss 3, p e55230 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1414-8536 2176-9133 |
| DOI: | 10.5380/ce.v23i3.55230 |
| Popis: | Objective: to identify the use of contraceptive methods by adolescents of a public school in the state of Maranhão. Method: a quantitative, descriptive-exploratory, cross-sectional study was conducted between November and December 2015, with high school adolescents from a public school in the state of Maranhão. Descriptive statistical analysis of the data was performed. Results: of the adolescents, 199 (88.1%) reported having information on contraceptive methods, which was mainly obtained from their mothers, by 139 (69.8%). Of the young women who had information, 184 (92.5%) reported knowing about the male condom. Of the adolescents who had already started sexual activity, some reported not using any method, despite having the information, and 59 (76.6%) young women reported having used the male condom. Conclusion: there is a need to constantly develop health actions in order to allow adolescents to exercise their sexuality more safely, so they avoid sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. |
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