Gravidez em adolescentes do município de Itambacuri: elaboração de um de plano de ação

Abstract

Adolescence is a time of life accompanied by profound physiological changes, psychological, emotional, intellectual and social experienced a particular cultural context, rather than characterizing it as a phase, and a process with its own characteristics, dynamic, passing between childhood and adulthood. It is considered a time of hardship, critical and major contradictions, is an evolutionary stage of life characterized by the passage from childhood to adulthood and whose processing and preparation process can weaken them in different ways and intensities, making them more vulnerable for a number of risks. Adolescent pregnancy is a major challenge and has been considered a risk factor and a destructuring of life of adolescents ultimately a factor in a cycle of poverty of the people, because it puts obstacles in continuing their studies and low expectations of work and poor schooling. The Family Health Team has a key role in promoting sexual and reproductive health and the identification of difficulties and sexual dysfunction, prevention of teenage pregnancy in view of its operations closer to the people in family and social context. This study sought to ascertain the situation of teenage pregnancy in the city of Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, to evaluate the actions of Adolescent Health in the city over the period 2008 to 2010 with the goal of developing an action plan to confront this issue in the municipality.