Elaboración de una guía educativa de salud sexual y reproductiva para adolescentes en etapa media y tardía de la Unidad Educativa Riobamba, periodo septiembre 2021-febrero 2022.

Abstract

The aim was to develop an educational guide on sexual and reproductive health for adolescents in the middle and late stages of the Riobamba Educational Unit, period September 2021-February 2022, as well as to collect data on the socio-economic characteristics of the population and diagnose the knowledge present in adolescents, A survey was applied to 277 students of the Riobamba Educational Unit in an age range of 14 to 22 years, finding that 83.8% belong to the age range of 14 to 17 years, 61.7% female, 38.2% male, with a predominance of mestizo ethnicity 74%, In a medium socioeconomic stratum 84.2%, with a lack of knowledge of sexual and reproductive rights by 49.8% of the students, 48.1% do not know the correct use of contraceptive methods, 29.7% are not able to identify a sexually transmitted disease, it is confirmed that in this age range adolescents are heterogeneous, with little knowledge on issues of sexual and reproductive health, so the creation of an educational guide on sexual and reproductive health is suitable to improve knowledge, in addition it helps young people to make responsible decisions about their sexuality.