Resumen de Conocimietos sobre embarazos y métodos anticonceptivos entre adolescentes

B. Navarro Gochicoa, Francisco Javier Gascón Jiménez, Luis Ángel Pérula de Torres, A. Jurado Porcel, José Antonio Gascón Jiménez, Gertrudis Montes Redondo

• Objectives. To determine knowledge about pregnancy and contraceptive methods among school adolescent in order to define their lacks, and those aspects to include in programs of health education. Subjects and methods. Cross-sectional study. Stratified random sample from Córdoba secondary schools. Anonymous self administered survey. Results. Of the 893 students, 48% was men. The mean age of the sample was 17.16 years (95% CI: 17.05-17.26). 77. 7% recognize to be very informed about pregnancy and contraceptive methods, finding significant differences among public (80%) and private schools (73.5%) -p=0,034 -. About pregnancy, the mean of successes was 3.40 (95% CI: 3.31-3.48; limits 0-5), finding differences among women (p<0.001); older students (p<0.001); public schools (p=0.002), and the students non believers (p=0.002). About contraceptive methods, the mean of successes was of 5.69 (IC95% 5.59-5.78; limits 0-8), with significant differences among older students (p<0.001) and public schools (p<0.001). Conclusions. Level of knowledge shown by adolescents for aspects related to pregnancy and contraceptive methods can be consider as enough, being women those that to present a bigger degree of knowledge. Likewise, the information facilitated by doctors and professors influences in a right way about the final result.