Grau de conhecimento sobre gravidez na adolescência de alunos do ensino fundamental II de escola pública no município de Carpina-PE

Abstract

For years, teenage pregnancy wasnot considered a problem that generated so much concern in society, but over the years, the number of pregnant adolescents has increased considerably, becoming a public health problem. In the Brazilian social reality, teenage pregnancy is a very importantissue, mainly due to the lack of information on issues related to sex. Brazil has been investing in several proposals aimed at reducing the number of pregnant adolescents, among these proposals is sex education in schools, which aims to give maximum information to these adolescents, making them have a sexual life responsible. In this way, the aim was to evaluate the level of knowledge of the 9th grade students of the public school network in the city of Carpina -PE, where a questionnaire was applied with questions related to contraceptive methods, risks of pregnancy in the adolescence, the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy and what it may cause in the personal, social and family life of the young person. It was observed that most of the students involved in the study had difficulties in answering questions about contraceptive methods and risks of pregnancy in this age group, the school only addresses sexuality from high school, which means that the difficulties encountered were due to lack of information. It is necessary to develop new measures to prevent and disseminate this information, reaching as many adolescents as possible, making them have a responsible sexual life.