Fatores que influenciam na não adesão de métodos contraceptivos durante a adolescência

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy unfortunately stills a common problem that affects millions of families in the world, generating numerous social and biological risks for the adolescent mothers and their children.This study aimed to develop an intervention project aiming a reduction of the incidence of teenage pregnancy among adolescents attending to the Unit of Primary Health Care UAP Vila Altina in the region of MarechalDeodoro, Alagoas. The method used was a literature review on the subject teenage pregnancy and contraceptive methods used during adolescence. It can be concluded that the knowledge of contraceptive methods is still scarce and that measures should be taken to the wider diffusion of information, especially about the correct use of the methods and the benefits that this can bring, because despite the fact that most adolescents know one method, they have low knowledge about its use and functions.