Abstract

FADRAGAS FERNANDEZ, Alejandro Luis. Intervention on STI/HIV/AIDS in adolescents who belong to two medical practices of the polyclinic Plaza. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.3, pp. 260-269. ISSN 0864-2125.

Introduction: There is an upward trend in the world related to sexually transmitted infections, due to the onset of sexual intercourse at increasingly early ages. Objective: to increase the level of information about sexually transmitted diseases. Methods: An experimental study intervention was carried out on STI/HIV/AIDS in a group of teenagers from two medical practices. From a universe of 125 adolescents, we selected a sample of 70 adolescents. These persons had a survey before the intervention program. This survey was implemented one more time after the intervention. Results: initially 65 adolescents (92.8 %), responded to have information on the topic, and after the intervention this number rose to 100 %. Among the sources for obtaining the information, the family was the most identified by 47 respondents and after the intervention the number increased to 67 (67.1 % and 95.7 % respectively). When analyzing the age groups for those who can be affected by sexually transmitted infections, 62 respondents (88.5 %) identified at all ages and then the number rose to 64 (91.4 %). With regard to the efficient use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections at the beginning 41 (58.5%) answered affirmatively and 100 % after the intervention. Conclusions: Firstly, teenagers knew little about some of the aspects studied, and after the course was over, we observed there was an increase of knowledge about these diseases in general.

Keywords : adolescents; sexual transmitted diseases; HIV/ aids; prevention; promotion.

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