Psycho-educational program for high school females
<strong>Introduction:</strong> sex education provides knowledge, values and attitudes that both, men and women need to live with dignity and develop fully and happily. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to determine the usefulness of applying a psycho-educational program...
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| author | Perla Caridad López Hernández Laura López Angulo Eneida Bravo Polanco Carmen Benítez Cabrera Lisbet Cepero Águila Rafael Luis Pino Pich |
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| description | <strong>Introduction:</strong> sex education provides knowledge, values and attitudes that both, men and women need to live with dignity and develop fully and happily. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to determine the usefulness of applying a psycho-educational program on female sexuality in high school. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental study conducted between September 2007 and June 2008, based on a sample composed of 180 ninth grade females living in Cumanayagua's urban area. Variables analyzed: adolescents knowledge on sex-related risks, sexually transmitted infections and contraceptives. They were all analyzed before and after applying the psycho-educational program. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> after applying the psycho-educational program, knowledge standard on the right time to begin with sexual intercourses (18% to 71%), the risk of pregnancy at first sexual intercourse (37% to 75%) and the consequences of pregnancy and abortion in adolescence (from 57% to 71%) increased. Regarding STI's, there were also improvements (from 27% to 75%), and as to the ideal contraceptive the features raised from 0% to 92%. <br /><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The psycho-educational program proved to be effective in students and raised the knowledge standard on these fundamental aspects of sex education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f40d4fa4482a43efa1553062897cc67d2022-12-21T17:45:37ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2010-12-0186419425697Psycho-educational program for high school femalesPerla Caridad López Hernández0Laura López Angulo1Eneida Bravo Polanco2Carmen Benítez Cabrera3Lisbet Cepero Águila4Rafael Luis Pino Pich5Policlínico Universitario “Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón”. Cumanayagua.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Universitario “Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón”. Cumanayagua.Policlínico Universitario “Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón”. Cumanayagua.Hospital General Universitario “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”. Cienfuegos.Policlínico Universitario “Aracelio Rodríguez Castellón”. Cumanayagua.<strong>Introduction:</strong> sex education provides knowledge, values and attitudes that both, men and women need to live with dignity and develop fully and happily. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to determine the usefulness of applying a psycho-educational program on female sexuality in high school. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental study conducted between September 2007 and June 2008, based on a sample composed of 180 ninth grade females living in Cumanayagua's urban area. Variables analyzed: adolescents knowledge on sex-related risks, sexually transmitted infections and contraceptives. They were all analyzed before and after applying the psycho-educational program. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> after applying the psycho-educational program, knowledge standard on the right time to begin with sexual intercourses (18% to 71%), the risk of pregnancy at first sexual intercourse (37% to 75%) and the consequences of pregnancy and abortion in adolescence (from 57% to 71%) increased. Regarding STI's, there were also improvements (from 27% to 75%), and as to the ideal contraceptive the features raised from 0% to 92%. <br /><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The psycho-educational program proved to be effective in students and raised the knowledge standard on these fundamental aspects of sex education.http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1397educación sexualeducación en saludconocimientos, actitudes y práctica en saludeducación primaria y secundariaadolescente |
| spellingShingle | Perla Caridad López Hernández Laura López Angulo Eneida Bravo Polanco Carmen Benítez Cabrera Lisbet Cepero Águila Rafael Luis Pino Pich Psycho-educational program for high school females Medisur educación sexual educación en salud conocimientos, actitudes y práctica en salud educación primaria y secundaria adolescente |
| title | Psycho-educational program for high school females |
| title_full | Psycho-educational program for high school females |
| title_fullStr | Psycho-educational program for high school females |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psycho-educational program for high school females |
| title_short | Psycho-educational program for high school females |
| title_sort | psycho educational program for high school females |
| topic | educación sexual educación en salud conocimientos, actitudes y práctica en salud educación primaria y secundaria adolescente |
| url | http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1397 |
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