THE BLOOMING OF THE FLOWERS: PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS’ OPINIONS ON FAMILY PLANNING

Authors

  • Lívia de Azevedo Dantas
  • Luciana Dantas Farias de Andrade
  • Gigliola Marcos Bernardo de Lima
  • Alynne Mendonça Saraiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i3.33563

Keywords:

Pregnancy in adolescence, Family Planning, Contraception.

Abstract

Exploratory and descriptive research with a qualitative approach, undertaken between March and April
2012 with 7 pregnant adolescents being monitored by the Family Health team, with the objective of investigating their
perceptions on family planning. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection, and from the content analysis
two categories emerged: Caring for the garden – knowing the contraceptive methods and the blooming of the flowers
– pregnancy in adolescence. The results indicated that there are still weak points regarding the knowledge and use of
methods of contraception. In addition to this, the adolescents evidenced ignorance of family planning, although most
asserted that the pregnancy was planned, demystifying the notion that a pregnancy in adolescence occurs unexpectedly.

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Published

2013-09-26

How to Cite

Dantas, L. de A., Andrade, L. D. F. de, Lima, G. M. B. de, & Saraiva, A. M. (2013). THE BLOOMING OF THE FLOWERS: PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS’ OPINIONS ON FAMILY PLANNING. Cogitare Enfermagem, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i3.33563

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Research

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