Educational intervention on knowledge of reproductive health in adolescents from the Guaguí de Mandinga medical office

Abstract

Introduction: Education on sexual and reproductive health is important because in this way adolescents have tools to decide about their future, prevent risks to their health and live a full life. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on reproductive health in adolescents. Methods: A quasi-experimental study, before-after type without control group, was carried out through an educational intervention in adolescents from the Guaguí de Mandinga medical office of the Modesto Grimón Cardoza teaching polyclinic of the Baracoa municipality during the period March 2019 to February 2020. The universe of the study consisted of 84 adolescents dispensed from the clinic, selecting an intentional non-probabilistic sample of 70 adolescents. The information collected was processed in a computerized way, presenting the results in 2 × 2 contingency tables. Descriptive data analysis was performed through absolute frequencies and percentages. For the comparative analysis (before and after) the McNemar test was applied, considering a level of significance p <0.05. Results: before the intervention, inadequate knowledge prevailed in aspects such as the optimal age for first sexual relations (54.3%), contraceptive methods (74.3%) and abortion complications (57.1%), not being the case In the knowledge about the age conducive to having children and sexually transmitted diseases, the category of adequate prevailed with 62.9% and 52.9% respectively. After the intervention, more than 95% of the adolescents increased their knowledge. Conclusions: The effectiveness of the educational intervention was demonstrated.