Promoción de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos en mujeres de la parroquia Checa 2010

Abstract

Background. The sexual and reproductive rights of women are violated due to the lack of effective promotion and lack of exercising. The institutions responsible for educating about it, have emphasized family planning, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and control of maternal and neonatal mortality, so that people generally think that sexual and reproductive rights focus only on this issue.

Objective: To evaluate an educational program to promote sexual and reproductive rights in communities where the study was conducted.

Methodology. CAP mode quasi-experimental study, which was performed pre-intervention assessment to determine the level of knowledge and exercise of rights of sexual and reproductive health of 148 women between 15 and 45 year old community of the Jatumpamba parish, Checa, in sectors May 3, San Miguel and the Swan. Then applied an intervention program in promoting these rights and conducted a post-intervention measurement.

Results. Most were college students between 15 and 19 years of age, possibly because of the age of the participants, the highest percentage were unmarried.

The most representative level of education was high school, and for this reason the most common occupation was student, followed in importance by women engaged in household chores.

Pre CAP qualification obtained by the participants showed very little knowledge about sexual and reproductive rights.

Conclussion. Lack of education by educational institutions and health programs, to educate women age 14 and older, regardless of marital status or parity to avoid being violated their sexual and reproductive rights.