Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality
Considering early sexual initiation, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in adolescence, it is essential to know how the adolescent experiences his sexuality in order to better guide preventive actions. This study aimed at knowing the attitudes of adolescents regarding sexuality. This is a d...
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| author | Fernanda Cristina Aguiar Lima Flávia Barbosa de Jesus Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins Solange Pires Salomé de Souza Karla Fonseca de Matos |
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| description | Considering early sexual initiation, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in adolescence, it is essential to know
how the adolescent experiences his sexuality in order to better guide preventive actions. This study aimed at knowing the
attitudes of adolescents regarding sexuality. This is a descriptive study, with 499 high school first-year students. Data were
collected by closed questionnaire and analyzed using Epi Info. One hundred ninety boys (38.1%) and 309 girls (61.9%)
were surveyed. It was observed that there is little dialogue about sexuality among partners, the sexual initiation happens
earlier among boys and the first sexual relation happens with a boyfriend (for girls) and without any commitment (for boys).
At the moment, 67.2% of the interviewed teenagers have an active sexual life with casual frequency of 1 to 3 partners for
girls in the last three months (72.3%), and 48.1% of the boys do not remember this information. 71.7% of the interviewed
stated to be heterosexual. It was concluded that educational practices within the teenagers’ sexuality and the involvement
of the family in dialogue and guidance are important. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f7ffd803631f4ce3b73f0038f73fb86b2025-08-20T03:40:25ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902013-10-01374385393345Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexualityFernanda Cristina Aguiar Lima0Flávia Barbosa de Jesus1Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins2Solange Pires Salomé de Souza3Karla Fonseca de Matos4Enfermeira. Mestranda de Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – UFMT, Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.Graduanda de Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – UFMT, Cuiabá-MT, BrasilEnfermeira. Doutora em Saúde Pública pela Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP-SP. Docente da Faculdade de Enfermagem da UFMT. Área Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Cuiabá-MT, BrasilEnfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem em Saúde Pública pela Faculdade de Enfermagem da USP, Ribeirão Preto-SP. Docente da Faculdade de Enfermagem da UFMT. Área Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Enfermagem. Cuiabá-MT, Brasil.Considering early sexual initiation, pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in adolescence, it is essential to know how the adolescent experiences his sexuality in order to better guide preventive actions. This study aimed at knowing the attitudes of adolescents regarding sexuality. This is a descriptive study, with 499 high school first-year students. Data were collected by closed questionnaire and analyzed using Epi Info. One hundred ninety boys (38.1%) and 309 girls (61.9%) were surveyed. It was observed that there is little dialogue about sexuality among partners, the sexual initiation happens earlier among boys and the first sexual relation happens with a boyfriend (for girls) and without any commitment (for boys). At the moment, 67.2% of the interviewed teenagers have an active sexual life with casual frequency of 1 to 3 partners for girls in the last three months (72.3%), and 48.1% of the boys do not remember this information. 71.7% of the interviewed stated to be heterosexual. It was concluded that educational practices within the teenagers’ sexuality and the involvement of the family in dialogue and guidance are important.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/409sexuality. adolescent behavior. adolescent health. unsafe sex. nursing. |
| spellingShingle | Fernanda Cristina Aguiar Lima Flávia Barbosa de Jesus Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins Solange Pires Salomé de Souza Karla Fonseca de Matos Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality O Mundo da Saúde sexuality. adolescent behavior. adolescent health. unsafe sex. nursing. |
| title | Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality |
| title_full | Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality |
| title_fullStr | Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality |
| title_short | Experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality |
| title_sort | experience and attitudes of teenagers facing sexuality |
| topic | sexuality. adolescent behavior. adolescent health. unsafe sex. nursing. |
| url | https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/409 |
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