Contracepção na adolescência: projeto de intervenção na Unidade Básica de Saúde Santa Cruz no município de Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy has been identified as a public health problem, with important impacts on the adolescent and her baby, as well as on the entire social structure around them. This study aimed to develop an intervention project to reduce the prevalence of teenage pregnancies in the community of Santa Cruz neighborhood in Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais. To support the action plan,a situational diagnósis of the coverage area and a literature review was conducted on the subject based on electronic data from virtual libraries such as Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Regional Medical Library (BIREME) and NESCON Virtual Library using the descriptors Contraception, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Family Health Strategy. It is hoped that sensitizing adolescents about the most relevant risk factors for the occurrence of teenage pregnancy may contribute to reduce the development of unwanted pregnancies in this specific population.