Abstract

GUTIERREZ CORONADO, Teresita; SAFORA ENRIQUEZ, Omayda  and  RODRIGUEZ IZQUIERDO, Aldo. Male abortion perception during adolescence. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2009, vol.35, n.4, pp. 171-177. ISSN 1561-3062.

OBJECTIVES: to know the male adolescents perception related to abortion problems in early ages, to value its attitude, to specify exactly by its criterion which are the main causes to have an abortion in adolescence as well as to assess the knowledge level in male. METHODS: a cross-sectional study was conducted in Economy and Gastronomy Schools of Cerro municipality, Havana City 205 to male adolescent aged 15 and 19. An anonymous survey was completed in March, 2007 in its respective study centers; different variable were analyzed. RESULTS: we found that the 25,7% not to know what means an abortion, from these the great percentage corresponded to ages between 17 and 17 years. The 66% neither knows the risks related to abortion for its partner; the 88,6% considers its appearance from the first abortion. The 50% considers it like the first cause entailing an abortion the abandonment of the partner, and in a second place a interference in its life project. The 36,1% considers that post-abortion follow-up is not significant. The solution for a non- desired pregnancy is a partner decision according to the 38% and the 50% of these adolescents can not to define correctly where may be the solutions to decrease the abortion rate in adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: male adolescent has a low risk perception, they know the complications but they not consider the need to prevent the future related problems.

Keywords : Abortion; adolescents.

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