Educative intervention on sexually transmitted infections in teenagers.

Authors

  • Neida Loreta Ortíz Sánchez Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón.
  • Dialys Angela Rodríguez González Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.
  • Mercedes Vázquez Lugo Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.
  • Mileyvis Álvarez Aragón Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.
  • Liudis Sánchez Urra Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.

Keywords:

educative intervention, prevention, sexually transmitted infections, adolescence.

Abstract

An educative intervention was carried out with the aim of increasing knowledge on the sexually transmitted infections in senior high school teenagers of the West Popular Council of Colon municipality, with the participation of third course students of the Medicine career of the Medical Sciences Branch “Dr. Eusebio Hernandez Perez”, in the period from March 2014 to March 2015. Several tools, as inquiry and group interviews, were applied, allowing to prove the existence of limitations and difficulties meaning vulnerabilities for these infections prevention as the scarcely use of condoms and certain sexual practices performed by them, that are an irresponsible behavior, indicators showing the low risk perception this population has. The performed educative intervention showed its pertinence because it evidenced the deepening of teenagers´ knowledge on sexually transmitted infections.

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Author Biographies

Neida Loreta Ortíz Sánchez, Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón.

Masters en Ciencias de la Educación.  Profesoras Asistentes.  Filial de Ciencias Médicas, Colón, Matanzas.

Dialys Angela Rodríguez González, Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.

Masters en Ciencias de la Educación.  Profesoras Asistentes.  Filial de Ciencias Médicas, Colón, Matanzas.

Mercedes Vázquez Lugo, Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.

Masters en Ciencias de la Educación.  Profesoras Asistentes.  Filial de Ciencias Médicas, Colón, Matanzas.

Mileyvis Álvarez Aragón, Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.

Licenciada. Profesora asistente, Filial de Ciencias Médicas, Colón, Matanzas.

Liudis Sánchez Urra, Filial Universitario. Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.

Licenciada en sistema de información en salud, Filial de Ciencias Médicas, Colón, Matanzas.


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Published

2015-09-09

How to Cite

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Ortíz Sánchez NL, Rodríguez González DA, Vázquez Lugo M, Álvarez Aragón M, Sánchez Urra L. Educative intervention on sexually transmitted infections in teenagers. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 9 [cited 2025 Apr. 13];37(5):418-29. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/1409

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 5 (2015)

Section

Research article

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