Prevalence of Brazilian adolescents' sexual and reproductive health indicators

A comparative analysis of the 2015 and 2019 National School Health Survey

Authors

  • Marco Aurelio Sousa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5224-0976
  • Luana Leão Menezes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Bolsista de Iniciação Científica PROBIC/FAPEMIG, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-2103
  • Ed Wilson Vieira Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8198-7270
  • Gisele Nepomuceno de Andrade Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-8351
  • Cimar Azeredo Pereira Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisa. Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-1607
  • Deborah Carvalho Malta Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-5734
  • Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública. Belo Horizonte, MG - Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-5708

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2316-9389.2022.38392

Keywords:

Adolescent, Reproductive Health, Health Status Indicators, Condoms, Contraception, Health Policy

Abstract

Objective: to compare prevalence estimates of sexual and reproductive health indicators among Brazilian adolescents who participated in the 2015 and 2019 editions of the National School Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar, PeNSE). Method: a cross-sectional study that analyzed data from in-school adolescents aged from 13 to 17 years old who answered the 2015 and 2019 editions of PeNSE. Prevalence of the indicators was estimated with 95% confidence intervals according to gender, age group, the school's administrative system and region. Results: the increase in the prevalence of early initiation of sexual activity stands out among the youngest adolescents: 171.2% in the boys and 452.2% in the girls. An increase in the prevalence of teenage pregnancy was also recorded in the Northeast (376.9%) and Southeast (416.6%) regions in the youngest subjects. Among the in-school adolescents aged 16 and 17 from public institutions there was a reduction in condom use in the last intercourse and an increase in the prevalence of receiving guidelines on pregnancy prevention and about HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections. There was a reduction in the prevalence of access to these guidelines in private schools among the youngest students. In 2019, a reduction in the use of contraceptive pills was observed among the youngest female adolescents from the North, Southeast and Midwest regions. Conclusion: the prevalence of risk sexual behaviors worsened among Brazilian adolescents, including an increase in the number of pregnancies in some regions of the country. The importance of cooperation between the health and education services is emphasized, which should be aligned to promote better life habits, with those related to sexual and reproductive health among young people standing out.

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