Avaliação das intervenções de educação em saúde sobre gravidez na adolescência e doenças sexualmente transmissíveis em duas escolas do Município de Patos-PB

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Sheila da Costa
• Orientador(a): Martins, Lourdes Conceição
• Banca de defesa: Martins, Lourdes Conceição, Garcia, Maria Lúcia Bueno, Pereira, Luiz Alberto Amador
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Católica de Santos
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva
• Departamento: Centro de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas e Saúde
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: educação; saúde; adolescentes; DST; gravidez na adolescencia
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA
• Link de acesso: https://tede.unisantos.br/handle/tede/1283

Introduction: sexuality is very important at the stage of adolescence. Pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases become a problem at this stage of life. Teenage pregnancy today is considered a public health problem causing social and psychological problems Objective: Evaluate health education interventions on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted Diseases in two schools in the city of Patos ¿ PB. Methodology: intervention study with non-probability sample of convenience with 108 students in the 8th and 9th year of two schools, selected according to the inclusion criteria, being a particular and another Hall of the city of Patos (PB). 04 were held workshops in each theme and students, identified by codenames were assessed before and after the workshops. Descriptive analysis was performed of all variables of the study, the Chi-square test, McNemar and signals. Results: It is observed that the sample is homogeneous with respect to distribution by sex, grade and color. The Chi-square test, the existence of a significant association between schools and income (p < 0.05) with an income equivalent to the minimum wage. For those who study in State school. With respect to religion, in particular school prevails the Catholic religion (p < 0.05). It is observed, the McNemar test a change of knowledge about some contraceptive methods both in private school and in the non-private School (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Due to the increase of knowledge is an effectiveness of interventions implemented, understanding the need for a continuum of interventions. It is expected that these students become multipliers in health and in this way contribute to better results in these health indices.