Abstract

DOMINGUEZ DOMINGUEZ, Inés. Family influence on the sexuality in adolescence. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2011, vol.37, n.3, pp. 387-398. ISSN 0138-600X.

INTRODUCTION: Family is the more primary of human being where the man shows its firsts feeling, its first experiences, adds the main behavior standards giving a sense to the life. OBJECTIVE: To know the role of family in the sexual sphere of adolescents and repercussion on the reproductive health. METHODS: Sample included 128 students of secondary school residents in Centro Habana municipality. In focal groups a survey was applied as well as an at home interview of parents. RESULTS: The 69 % of adolescents live with one of the parents; the 52 % come from a dysfunctional family and the 48 % from a functional family. The adolescents from dysfunctional nuclei had little information on sexual subjects by part of parents in a 100 %. Parents had high knowledges on above mentioned subjects but not in the 78 % of adolescents. The communication is inappropriate according the adolescents opinion (57 %) and for parents it is appropriate in the 82 %. The 47 % of adolescents is highly exposed to suffer damage in reproduction and the 63 % of dysfunctional family members. Only the 18 % of parents recognized that there was a risky behavior on their children. CONCLUSIONS: All of them were exposed to reproductive risk factor and dysfunctional family members were the more vulnerable.

Keywords : Family and adolescents.

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