Propuesta educativa sobre métodos anticonceptivos preferentes y de emergencia en adolescentes del Barrio Piedra Grande, Cantón Archidona, 2015- 2016.

Abstract

Educational proposal on preferential and emergency contraceptives methods in adolescents in the Neighborhood of Piedra Grande, Archidona canton, Napo Province in the period from July 2015 to July 2016. It was carried out a descriptive correlational and cross-sectional study with a quantitative and qualitative approach, The universe was constituted by 126 adolescents, for the study was taken a sample of 120 adolescents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. To obtain the information, It was used a survey, validated by a group of experts by Moriyama's criteria and obtained the Cronbach's alpha. They obtained the following results: 59 adolescents belonged to the age group of 10 to 14 with 49,1%; 65 belonged to the female sex for 54,2%, 78 adolescents identified themselves as indigenous reaching 65%; 60 adolescents were enrolled in higher education for 50%. With regard to the knowledge, 105 adolescents for a 87,5% presented unsatisfactory knowledge, 58 female adolescents presented unsatisfactory knowledge for 48,3%, 65 indigenous adolescents presented unsatisfactory knowledge reaching 54,2%. Concluding that adolescents presented unsatisfactory knowledge on preferred and emergency contraceptive methods related to the gender, age, and ethnicity. On the basis of the results obtained was designed a strategy of educational intervention on this subject. Recommending the implementation of the educational intervention in adolescents of the Neighborhood Piedra Grande, Archidona canton.