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

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...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Brasília 2011-04-01
Series:Revista Gestão & Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.gestaoesaude.unb.br/index.php/gestaoesaude/article/view/110/pdf
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1982-4785