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  • Title: [A year of work with adolescents].
    Author: Lopez GA.
    Journal: Profamilia; 1991 Dec; 7(18):32-4. PubMed ID: 12284753.
    Abstract:
    Among objectives of PROFAMILIA's Center for Youth in Bogota were to provide information and education to adolescents and their teachers on prevention of adolescent pregnancy and of sexually transmitted diseases as well as on sexuality and adolescence. Nearly 18,500 adolescents participated in information and education sessions in the Center's 1st year. Nearly 500 teachers participated with their students, and another 197 received training in a workshop on prevention of adolescent pregnancy. The great demand for information and education services on the part of schools and institutions working directly with adolescents demonstrates the need to train educators in the areas of sexuality and family planning. 211 adolescents aged 13-19 participated in workshops to train multipliers to provide a message of sexual responsibility in an informal atmosphere to their peers and classmates. In the 1996 sessions held in the 1st year, a high proportion of adolescents were encountered who feared they were pregnant. Although they had obviously received some information on human reproduction, it did not have a positive or permanent effect in deterring early and unprotected sexual relations. The Center for Youth aspires to replace the usual biological focuses on sexuality with a training in sexuality in which adolescents in grades 6-8, who are 13-15 years old, will receive information and participate in activities stressing self esteem, family communication, decision making, and prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. 53% of the 861 pregnancy tests requested by adolescent participants were positive. Adolescents requesting pregnancy tests shared characteristics such as absence of the father from the household, deficient family communications, lack of affection, low self esteem, and little knowledge or use of contraception. The great majority of these pregnancies were unwanted. Adolescents frequently somaticize their personal, family, and social conflicts and have other specific health needs. They require a more personal kind of medical care that would allow the true causes of their complaints to be identified. PROFAMILIA is considering creating centers especially for adolescents. 4 programs in existing PROFAMILIA clinics have been created to provide educational and medical attention to adolescents as well as educational activities in their schools.
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