Educational Intervention for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Seventh Grade Adolescents
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: adolescence is a vulnerable stage, exposed to risk factors such as: early initiation of sexual relations and difficulties in the education of sexuality that contribute to the increase of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that includes HIV / AIDS. Objective: to assess effects of educational intervention for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections / acquired immunodeficiency virus in seventh grade adolescents, during the school year 2017-2018. Method: study of educational intervention quasi-experimental pre and post test with group control. Location: Basic High School “Antonio José Oviedo”. Municipality San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque. The questionnaire of the Department of School Health of the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology was used to collect the information. Universe: 150 students and sample of 60 students selected by the simple random method. It was intervened in 15 sessions. For the evaluation of the results, the descriptive and inferential statistics (J squared) were applied. Results: predominance of the female sex (55%), 38% had sexual relations. The level of knowledge, perception of risk, beliefs and attitudes amount to 90, 93, 73 and 86% respectively post intervention. Significantly increased the perception of risk that despite knowing the person with whom he would have sexual relations, this could be a carrier of HIV (100%), 96% responded that they could have been exposed to an HIV infection in his first sexual relationship.Conclusion: The methodology used to prevent STI-HIV / AIDS was useful and effective.
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Damarys Chacón O’farrill, Alba Cortes Alfaro
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