Creencias, actitudes y conocimientos en educación sexual / Beliefs, attitudes and practice towards sexual education
Rev. méd. Chile
; 128(6): 574-83, jun. 2000. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Previous reports show that Chilean teenagers have an inadequate knowledge about sexuality and reproduction.Aim:
To compare the knowlege about sexuality among adolescents coming from private and public schools, with and without sexual education programs. Material andmethods:
A structured anonymous inquiry, containing multiple choice and open questions, was applied to a sample of 229 adolescents attending seventh and eigth grade of junior school, in private and public schools of Temuco, Chile.Results:
Eleven percent of adolescents had already their first sexual intercourse at a mean age of 12.2 ñ 2.4 years old. Of these, 96 percent came from public schools. An overall analysis of tests, disclosed a 53 percent of correct answers to the inquiry. Adolescents coming from private schools had a better performance than those coming from public schools. Sexual attitudes were not influenced by sexual education programs.Conclusions:
Adolescents coming from private schools have a better sexual knowledge level and more conservative attitudes towards sexuality. Overall knowledge is inadequate albeit overvalued. These teenagers are high risk group for unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases and require efficient sexual education programs
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Educação Sexual
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile