Introduction:

the importance of increasing adolescents’ sexual abuse risk perception in childhood has risen due to the increase of cases registered in recent times.

Objective:

to design psychological and educational actions aimed at increasing adolescents’ sexual abuse risk perception.

Methods:

a quantitative and qualitative study was carried out in adolescents from the health area of the doctor's office No. 6 belonged to "Chiqui Gómez" Polyclinic, in Santa Clara municipality, during 2019. A non-probabilistic sample of 20 adolescents and their parents was selected from a total of 215 adolescents. The study was carried out in three stages.

Results:

55.5% of male adolescents and the 60.0% aged between 15 and 18 years predominated; 45.0% were in tenth grade; 50.0% of the mothers had an average level of schooling and 60.05% of the fathers a higher level; 40.0% from incomplete nuclear families; 56.3% moderately functional families with inadequate communication; 35.0% with conflict resolution by confrontation and 20.0% by evasion. Inadequate level of information was identified in 85.0%; they preferred to receive information through talks and group work.

Conclusions:

we designed a group of psychological and educational actions which were evaluated as up-to-date, pertinent, transcendent, contributing and viable, to be applied in preventive work sessions.