Determinantes del comportamiento sexual y reproductivo de las y los adolescentes en colegios urbanos y rurales de la Ciudad de Macas. Ecuador 2014

Abstract

Background: The most important elements in the sexual and reproductive health of the teenagers are very variables it could be the reason to get higher tases of pathologies and unwanted pregnancies in this poblation.

Objective: Identify the caracteristics of the sexual and reproductive behavior in the teenagers that study in urban and rural high schools in Macas city.

Methods And Materials: It is about a descriptive study made in 27 de Febrero, 29 de Mayo, Don Bosco, Técnico Nacional Macas, Eloy Alfaro and María Auxiliadora high schools. The information is from teenagers between 10 – 19 years, with the informed consent. This poblational group took a survey that was made by CERCA proyect. The analysis was made with SPSS program with frequency tables.

Results: The middle age was 16,23 years, SD: 1,48 years; 53,2% are women; the study found good live conditions with parents, housing and basic services; the 1,1% of the students don´t have any religion; the familiar fertility had a media of 5,04 childs with a SD of 2,4, the self-esteem and perception of gender was higher, the 42,4% doesn´t know about sexuality and don´t search it eighter 27,4%, the most of the information comes by the internet 39,3%. The 47,6% talks with their parents about sexuality, the mother is the most common person who talks about it. The 37,7% already had sexual intercourses and the 36,8% don’t use any contraceptives methods.

Conclusions: The teenagers are expoused to many determinants that influence in their sexual and reproductive´s behavior that is why is necessary to evaluate this situations and make some interventions.