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Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3038
Resumen
GOMEZ SUAREZ, Rogelio Tomás; GOMEZ SARDUY, Alejando; GALBAN QUINTANA, Marelis Maipú y RODRIGUEZ PINEIRO, Adrián. Educational actions aimed at modifying the sexual behavior of adolescents. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.4 Epub 09-Dic-2019. ISSN 1561-3038.
Introduction:
Abortion rates in Cuba are highest in the 15-19 age group. 7% of teenage abortions occur in Villa Clara, whereas this province contributes 25% of the total teenage abortions in the central region. According to statistical data, nearly 33.8 teenage pregnancies per 1 000 women were recorded in the municipality of Quemado de Güines in the last five-year period.
Objective:
Develop educational actions aimed at modifying the sexual behavior of adolescents.
Methods:
An intervention study was conducted in the urban area of the municipality of Quemado de Güines in the period 2012-2014. The study universe was 1 190 teenagers of both sexes. The sample consisted of 83 teenagers selected by intentional nonprobability sampling, of whom 50 were female and 33 were male aged 12-16 years. A number of educational actions were designed and implemented with the purpose of modifying the sexual behavior of adolescents, based on a variety of approaches according to the change stage diagnosed.
Results:
A large percentage of adolescents with no intention to modify their sexual behavior eventually did modify it in the short, medium and long terms.
Conclusions:
The educational actions implemented with the study group of adolescents, which were based on the model of behavior change by stages developed by James O. Prochaska, applied a variety of approaches to foster changes in the sexual behavior of teenagers.
Palabras clave : adolescence; contraception; behavior changes.