Sexual education between adolescents: a case study

Authors

  • Fernanda Laxe Marcondes
  • Cristina Portela da Mota
  • Jorge Luiz Lima da Silva
  • Claudia Maria Messias
  • Audrey Vidal Pereira
  • João Victor Manço Resende

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2021v24i274p5357-5366

Keywords:

Sex Education, Adolescent, Education, Sexuality, Public Health

Abstract

Objective: to identify adolescents' expectations about sex education; characterize the socioeconomic and cultural profile of adolescents from a private school in the city of São Gonçalo / RJ. Methodology: this is a descriptive, exploratory study of a qualitative nature, a case study with data collection, an individual interview was conducted in order to obtain socioeconomic and cultural data from the interviewees; focus group technique that used a script guided by some guiding questions to apprehend the conceptions about the expectations of sex education. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, under CAAE: 0265.0.258.000-10. Results: two categories emerged: Serious conversation: talking to teenagers about sex education in the school and society reaffirming taboos on the issue of sexuality. Conclusion: the adolescents understand that the school and the family must work together playing an important role in education for sexuality linked to life, health, pleasure and well-being.

 

 

Author Biographies

Fernanda Laxe Marcondes

Nurse. Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School. EEAAC.

Cristina Portela da Mota

Teacher. PhD in Public Health - National School of Public Health/Fiocruz. Assistant Professor of the Maternal Infant and Psychiatric Department. MEP Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School. EEAAC/UFF.

Jorge Luiz Lima da Silva

Teacher. PhD in Public Health - National School of Public Health/Fiocruz. Assistant Professor of the Maternal Infant and Psychiatric Department. MEP Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School. EEAAC/UFF.

Claudia Maria Messias

Teacher. PhD in Nursing - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ. Assistant Professor of the Maternal Infant and Psychiatric Department. MEP Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School. EEAAC/UFF.

Audrey Vidal Pereira

Teacher. PhD in Public Health - National School of Public Health/Fiocruz. Assistant Professor of the Maternal Infant and Psychiatric Department. MEP Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School. EEAAC/UFF.

João Victor Manço Resende

Nursing student. Aurora de Afonso Costa Nursing School. EEAAC/UFF.

Published

2021-03-01

How to Cite

Marcondes, F. L. ., da Mota, C. P. ., Lima da Silva, J. L., Messias, C. M., Pereira, A. V. ., & Resende, J. V. M. . (2021). Sexual education between adolescents: a case study. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 24(274), 5357–5366. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2021v24i274p5357-5366

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Section

Artigos Cientí­ficos