THE KNOWLEDGE OF ADOLESCENT WOMEN ON CONTRACEPTION

Authors

  • Valéria Silvana Faganello Madureira Universidade do Contestado
  • Ana Isabel Weber Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20234

Keywords:

Adolescent, Contraception, Health education, Gender and health.

Abstract

This quantitative study investigated adolescents’ knowledge of contraception and was carried out in the second semester of 2006.The data were collected from a questionnaire given to 76 girls aged between 13 and 18 who had shown interest and who had been given written permission by parents or guardians. The main sources of information about contraception were the parents, magazines, books, newspapers and health professionals; the male condom and the Pill were the methods known to the majority of the participants. Illustrating gender power inequalities, confidence in the male partner or, simply, a request made by him are arguments accepted by female adolescents for neglecting the use of methods of contraception. The results confirm that simply knowing about methods of contraception is not determinant to their use, indicating that it is appropriate to make greater investments in adolescents’ sexual education.

Author Biography

Valéria Silvana Faganello Madureira, Universidade do Contestado

Enfermeira, doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, professora da Universidade do Contestado - UnC Concórdia.

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

Faganello Madureira, V. S., & Weber, A. I. (2011). THE KNOWLEDGE OF ADOLESCENT WOMEN ON CONTRACEPTION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20234

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2011)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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