Introduction:

the emergence of COVID-19 has altered the biological and psychological states of many people, including children and adolescents, all of which has a direct impact on aspects of sexual and reproductive health.

Objective:

to evaluate the educational program on sexual health in adolescents in the face of COVID-19, in Clinic 23 of the "Manuel González Díaz" Polyclinic, Bahía Honda, Artemisa province during 2021.

Methods:

an educational intervention study was carried out. The universe consisted of 67 adolescents and the sample consisted of 58 intentionally selected adolescents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A questionnaire was prepared to collect the necessary variables and to evaluate knowledge on the subject, the intervention was designed for six weeks and then its impact was evaluated. Descriptive statistics were used to tabulate the data.

Results:

the diagnosis proved that the frequency of sexual relations in adolescents decreased during isolation in both sexes, they refer to sexual activities with their partner and manifest online activities; both sexes manifest to be unprotected in their sexual relations with the increase of risks, most of them present a restricted criterion on sexuality and evaluate their knowledge between regular and bad, with the intervention developed, these deficiencies were corrected.

Conclusions:

the educational program designed constituted an alternative to achieve responsible sexuality in the face of COVID19, once again highlighting the role of the physician and the family nurse in promoting health in adolescents and young people.

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