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Adolescents’ Perceptions of Sexuality: A Qualitative Study

Adolescents have a greater risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is a serious public health problem. Education is an effective strategy to improve adolescent sexual health outcomes. However, Spanish adolescents have a lack of sex education. The aim of this study was to expl...

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Autores principales: Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel, Alcaraz-Córdoba, Andrea, Alcaraz-Córdoba, Tania, Molina-Torres, Guadalupe, Fernandez-Medina, Isabel María, Ruíz-Fernández, María Dolores
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10606393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37893831
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202757
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author Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel
Alcaraz-Córdoba, Andrea
Alcaraz-Córdoba, Tania
Molina-Torres, Guadalupe
Fernandez-Medina, Isabel María
Ruíz-Fernández, María Dolores
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Alcaraz-Córdoba, Andrea
Alcaraz-Córdoba, Tania
Molina-Torres, Guadalupe
Fernandez-Medina, Isabel María
Ruíz-Fernández, María Dolores
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description Adolescents have a greater risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is a serious public health problem. Education is an effective strategy to improve adolescent sexual health outcomes. However, Spanish adolescents have a lack of sex education. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and opinions of a sample of adolescents regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Photovoice is a research method that uses the search for images of everyday events with the intention of bringing about social change. An exploratory, descriptive design was used with a qualitative approach based on the Photovoice methodology. The sample consisted of 26 high school and baccalaureate students of Almería (Spain) selected through a convenience sample. The age of the participants ranged from 14 to 17 years, with a mean age of 15.31 years. Two main categories were extracted from the data analysis: ‘Towards a culture of preventing STIs and promoting healthy sexual practices’ and ‘Adolescents’ needs from their perspective’. In conclusion, numerous changes take place at the biopsychosocial level during adolescence that imply a need to explore their sexuality in depth. A lack of knowledge and a carefree attitude during sexual initiation can increase the risk of developing STIs. The study’s adolescents stated that they do not have adequate sex education to acquire sufficient knowledge about sexuality and sexual health, and therefore, request that the traditional format be modified in order to achieve better results.
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spelling pubmed-106063932023-10-28 Adolescents’ Perceptions of Sexuality: A Qualitative Study Ventura-Miranda, María Isabel Alcaraz-Córdoba, Andrea Alcaraz-Córdoba, Tania Molina-Torres, Guadalupe Fernandez-Medina, Isabel María Ruíz-Fernández, María Dolores Healthcare (Basel) Article Adolescents have a greater risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is a serious public health problem. Education is an effective strategy to improve adolescent sexual health outcomes. However, Spanish adolescents have a lack of sex education. The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions and opinions of a sample of adolescents regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Photovoice is a research method that uses the search for images of everyday events with the intention of bringing about social change. An exploratory, descriptive design was used with a qualitative approach based on the Photovoice methodology. The sample consisted of 26 high school and baccalaureate students of Almería (Spain) selected through a convenience sample. The age of the participants ranged from 14 to 17 years, with a mean age of 15.31 years. Two main categories were extracted from the data analysis: ‘Towards a culture of preventing STIs and promoting healthy sexual practices’ and ‘Adolescents’ needs from their perspective’. In conclusion, numerous changes take place at the biopsychosocial level during adolescence that imply a need to explore their sexuality in depth. A lack of knowledge and a carefree attitude during sexual initiation can increase the risk of developing STIs. The study’s adolescents stated that they do not have adequate sex education to acquire sufficient knowledge about sexuality and sexual health, and therefore, request that the traditional format be modified in order to achieve better results. MDPI 2023-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10606393/ /pubmed/37893831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202757 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ruíz-Fernández, María Dolores
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10606393/
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