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Sexual education influence on adolescent maternity in Táchira State, Venezuela

Abstract:

The lack of information on sexual and reproductive health and sexual and reproductive rights induce adolescents to risky sexual behavior. The focus of the present study is quantitative. The population studied are adolescent women between the ages of 10 and 19 who live in Táchira State, Venezuela. The association between dependent and independent variables was evaluated, being the pbkp_redictors: sexual education received at home, sex education received at school, level of training of the head of the household, activities developed by the adolescent before pregnancy, use of condoms and quality of the family relationship. A multiple logistic regression model was proposed. Adolescents who did not receive sex education in the home, show a 4.32 times higher risk of consummating the sexual act before the age of 14. While adolescents who received inadequate education are 4.12 times more likely to experience highly precocious sex.