O conhecimento de adolescentes sobre métodos contraceptivos

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: Del-Ducca, Marlene Aparecida Lopes Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade de Franca; Brasil; Pós-Graduação; Programa de Mestrado em Promoção de Saúde; UNIFRAN
• Palavras-chave em Português: Adolescência; Sexualidade; Métodos contraceptivos; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA::SAUDE PUBLICA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/836

Since adolescence is a phase of transition from childhood to adulthood, it is considered a period of great vulnerability. It is then when questions, self-affirmation, choices and body changes take place, which translate into biopsychosocial alterations. As it is a moment of rapid and deep changes, the adolescent is unprepared and uninformed to face sexual-related issues. The reason to study this subject arose from the perception that sexual initiation is increasingly early, resulting in risks such as non-planned pregnancy. It is also known that unprotected sex may cause adolescents to get sexually transmitted diseases, including Aids. In face of that, this study aimed at surveying and identifying which knowledge adolescent students aged 15 to 19 years have of contraceptive methods. The data come from a self-administered questionnaire answered by 123 students of both sexes at a state school. Results showed that 100% of the adolescents knew contraceptive methods, of which condom and Intrauterine Dispositive (IUD) were the most cited. In reference to the use of contraceptive methods by those with active sexual life, condom was the most method cited – 70.5% between boys and 26.9% between girls – followed by oral contraceptives – 24.7%. 29.4% of male adolescents and 59.5% of female adolescents did not mention the use of any contraceptive methods. This fact is worrisome since it reveals that these adolescents are not adopting preventive measures as to non-planned pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases/Aids. These findings along with the literature in the area point to the necessity of parents, teachers, health professionals, educators and the government to find alternatives aiming to advise adolescents by implementing new programs, or even those already existing, mainly at schools, focusing sexual and reproductive health as well as the use of contraceptive methods as a right towards a healthy, risk-free sexuality. Keywords: adolescence; sexuality; contraceptive methods