Reproductive Education in Public Elementary Schools

Authors

  • HENRIQUE GIL DA SILVA NUNESMAIA
  • MARIÂNGELA MEDEIROS BARBOSA
  • MIREILLE COÊLHO DE ALMEIDA
  • LUCIANO LEITE ROLIM MOREIRA
  • TÂMARA SOARES DANTAS
  • JANDILENE MARIA DE FREITAS SUCUPIRA
  • ALINE DE ALCÂNTARA CORREIA

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical and important period for Preventive Medicine. This paper describes the experience of an Educative Program with adolescents from 10 to 15 years old in public schools in the city of Joao Pessoa – Paraiba – Brazil. The age group of adolescents corresponds to 5th to 8th grades of Elementary Schools in Brazil. The general objective was to offer information into the curricular contents of Human Reproduction, intending for the Prevention of Precocious Pregnancy. Although the program was successful, there were several work restrictions. Detachable restrictions were: 1) Deficiency in the Human Reproduction contents in the schools; 2) Teacher’s Disinterest and Lack of Motivation; 3) Follow-up of the Program; 4) Structural Deficiency of the School and Extension Sector of the University. The main recommendation was to develop Precocious Pregnancy Prevention strategies involving Public Authorities, schools and families. DESCRIPTORS Education in Health. Reproductive Health. Preventive Medicine. Adolescence.

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Published

2010-05-10

How to Cite

NUNESMAIA, H. G. D. S., BARBOSA, M. M., ALMEIDA, M. C. D., MOREIRA, L. L. R., DANTAS, T. S., SUCUPIRA, J. M. D. F., & CORREIA, A. D. A. (2010). Reproductive Education in Public Elementary Schools. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 12(3), 283–288. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs/index.php/rbcs/article/view/4523

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Teaching

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