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Sexual education influence on adolescent maternity in norte de santander departament, Colombia

Abstract:

Adolescent pregnancy can be prevented through appropriate sexual education in the family and school, because it implies risks to the physical and psychological health of the adolescent. This study is quantitative and analyzes the influence of sexual education on adolescent motherhood in Norte de Santander, Colombia, considering the information of 406 women aged between 10 and 19 years. Two binary logistic regression models were carried out: 1) Sex education received in school and 2) Sex education received in the family. As explanatory variables a) Knowledge of the menstrual cycle and fertile period and b) Condom use in the first sexual relationship. Only Model 2 demonstrated that Family Sex Education influences body knowledge. It is concluded that adolescents are not considered as subjects of rights.