FAMILY-SOCIO-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ADOLESCENTS´ SEXUAL PRACTICES: A STUDY FROM THE CAPITAL OF MATO GROSSO

Authors

  • Débora de Medeiros Bagli UFMT
  • Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO - UFMT
  • Shayera Miranda UFMT
  • Karla Fonseca Matos UFMT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.20498

Keywords:

Sexuality, Adolescent health, Adolescent, Adolescent behavior, Sexual behavior.

Abstract

Adolescence is a phase of human life characterized by great physical, biological and behavioral changes. This study aimed to study socio-economic and cultural questions relative to adolescents´ sexual practices: this was achieved via quantitative research carried out in the first semester of 2010, in five state schools in the county of Cuiabá in Mato Grosso. The sample-population was composed of 499 students from the first year of middle school. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the sexual practices of the adolescents researched and their socio-economic or family conditions, with the exception of those related to the conjugal situation of parents; with the fact of the adolescent working or not; and whether he or she used contraceptives. The results indicate the need for managers, educators and healthcare professionals to collaborate with adolescents on sexual health issues in this phase of so many changes and doubts.

Author Biographies

Débora de Medeiros Bagli, UFMT

ACADÊMICA DE ENFERMAGEM DA UFMT

Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO - UFMT

DOCENTE ADJUNTO II DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO, DEPARTAMENTO DE ENFERMAGEM, ÁREA SAÚDE DA CRIANÇA E DO ADOLESCENTE

Shayera Miranda, UFMT

ACADÊMICA DE ENFERMAGEM DA UFMT

Karla Fonseca Matos, UFMT

MESTRANDA DE ENFERMAGEM DA UFMT

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Published

2011-12-22

How to Cite

Bagli, D. de M., Martins, C. B. de G., Miranda, S., & Matos, K. F. (2011). FAMILY-SOCIO-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ADOLESCENTS´ SEXUAL PRACTICES: A STUDY FROM THE CAPITAL OF MATO GROSSO. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i4.20498

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2011)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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