Resumen

FURLANETTO, Milene Fontana; MARIN, Angela Helena  y  GONCALVES, Tonantzin Ribeiro. Access and quality of information received on sex and sexuality from the adolescent perspective. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.19, n.3, pp. 644-664. ISSN 1808-4281.

The present study, with a sequential explanatory delineation, cross - sectional and mixed approach, sought to characterize the access and quality of information received about sex and sexuality in family and school contexts from the perspective of adolescents. The participants were adolescents from the 6th to the 9th year of elementary school in two schools in São Leopoldo and four in Porto Alegre. In the quantitative stage, 253 young people answered the Questionnaire on Socio-demographic Data and Sexual Behaviors, while in the qualitative phase, focus groups were performed. The data were analyzed statistically and by thematic analysis, highlighting two main topics: 1) sources and limits of access to information about sex and sexuality and 2) communication bias. The average sexual initiation was 13.7 years (SD = 1.33), and inconsistent condom use was reported by 40% of participants. Together, the data suggest a gap between the transmission of information about sex and sexuality in the contexts investigated and the adolescents' preventive behavior, highlighting the reduced scope of the issues addressed, feeling of embarrassment and sexist and homophobic attitudes. It is important to emphasize the need for investment in training professionals to carry out sex education at school, in order to serve not only adolescents, but also their families.

Palabras clave : sex education; adolescents; communication skills.

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