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Perception of adolescents about the life activity "express sexuality"
Percepção de adolescentes acerca da atividade de vida “exprimir sexualidade”
Percepción de adolescentes acerca de la actividad de vida “expresar la sexualidad”
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Abstract Objective: To analyze the perception of adolescents about the life activity "express sexuality". Method: This is an action-research developed at a school in the periphery of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. We selected 25 adolescents to participate in an educational workshop on sexuality. Results: We obser... view more
Objective: To analyze the perception of adolescents about the life activity "express sexuality". Method: This is an action-research developed at a school in the periphery of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. We selected 25 adolescents to participate in an educational workshop on sexuality. Results: We observed vulnerability of adolescents to early pregnancy and STDs. Despite having prior knowledge about safe sex practices, we verified they expose themselves to risky situations. Conclusion: We concluded that the inclusion of school activities that promote not only the acquisition of knowledge, but, above all, activities of reflection in search of awareness of body protection, prevention of unwanted pregnancy and STDs is needed.... view less
Keywords
Brazil; Latin America; South America; adolescent; sexuality; health; health education; pregnancy; sexually transmitted disease; knowledge; sex education; nursing; model
Classification
Medical Sociology
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 340-346
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.340-346
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed