Adolescence, sexual life and reproductive planning of adolescents of Serra Pelada, Pará

Authors

  • Néia Schor USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Saúde Materno-infantil
  • Carlos Eduardo P Corbett USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Saúde Materno-infantil
  • Fumika Peres USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Saúde Materno-infantil
  • Patrícia M Pontilho USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Saúde Materno-infantil
  • Luana F Tanaka USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Saúde Materno-infantil
  • Marilena N França Terra, Saúde e Ambiente
  • Eduardo B Cardoso USP; Faculdade de Medicina
  • André Nathan Costa USP; Faculdade de Medicina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.19832

Keywords:

Adolescent, Sexual Life, Health, Gender

Abstract

The life conditions in which an adolescent develops determine his choices and influence his sexual life. The present study aimed to characterize the daily activities and sexual life of 108 adolescents aged between 11 and 15 years, living in Serra Pelada, a municipality of Curionópolis, state of Pará, through a quantitative and qualitative data analysis, distinguishing them according to gender. Results showed the strong presence of gender relations in some cases. Some relation was found between religion and sexual life only in the female sex: 58.5% of them followed some religion and 66.7% had not initiated sexual life at the age of 12 or below. When the adolescents were asked whether they had sexual intercourse with their boyfriends or girlfriends, 93.6% of the girls answered they did not, while 59.6% of the boys answered the same, showing that the girls avoid more the sexual intercourse. The great majority of the girls stated they used a contraceptive method in the first intercourse, while more than 50% of the boys said the opposite. This difference reveals that the responsibility for contraception is deemed as belonging to the female sex. Approximately 70% of the girls state they intend to marry the person with whom they are currently having sexual intercourse, while 60% of the boys say the opposite, which shows that the girls are more afraid to have children early, and more open to commitments.

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Published

2007-08-01

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2007)

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Original Research

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