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LUGONES BOTELL, Miguel; RAMIREZ BERMUDEZ, Marieta  y  MACHADO RODRIGUEZ, Héctor. Educative intervention in adolescents seen at the infant-juvenile gynecology department . Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2008, vol.80, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3119.

INTRODUCTION. The objective of this research was to show the results obtained in a group of adolescents that were seen at the infant-juvenile gynecology department and that were educated on some aspects related to reproductive health. METHODS. A group of female patients aged 11-19 that received attention at the infant-juvenile gynecology department of Playa municipality (Havana) was included in an interventional study conducted between January 1, 2003and December 30, 2006. A control group with the same age, and similar educational level and race was selected per each patient. An individual medical history was made to analyze the chief complaints, contraceptive methods required and used, follow-up of the patients who underwent menstrual regulation or abortion, use of some contraceptive method, diagnosis and evolution of the cervicovaginal infections. Participative group techniques of debate and analysis were used with the members of the study group and their relatives. These techniques were not applied in the control group. Chi square test was utilized as a statistical method. RESULTS. The need of contraception was the main reason for visiting the specialist. The most required contraceptive methods were the intrauterine devices, but in the control group the use of condom and hormonal methods prevailed. 88.2 % of the patients of the study group used some kind of contraceptive method after regulation against 76 % of the control group. 87.9 % of the patients with leucorrhoea in the study group were cured, whereas only 73.5 % of the control group managed to do so. CONCLUSIONS. The patients of the study group made a more adequate selection of the contraceptive methods. They have maintained their use longer and just a few have abandoned it (7.5 %). The differences with the control group were significant. A better control of the menstrual regulations was observed in the patients of the study group, who have used more contraception. The cure of leucorrhoea and cervicitis was possible in most of the patients of the study group.

Palabras clave : Adolescence; gynecology; reproductive health.

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