Educação em saúde na promoção de um comportamento sexual saudável em adolescentes da ESF: uma proposta de intervenção

Abstract

From the beginning of the activities as medical assistance allocated in the Family Health Strategy Dr. Raimundo Eusébio Leão in Peçanha- Minas Gerais sought to demonstrate to staff the need to conduct a situation analysis of the coverage area, in order to direct the actions to the real needs of the population. Therefore, the information obtained from different data sources were compiled in a report presented to the team in which the main concerns were identified and was elected as a priority problem "High rate of teenage pregnancies" since the team has governance and capacity to face it and be attention to adolescent health responsibility of the ESF. This study aimed at proposing an action plan in order to train professionals to work with adolescents on the direction of healthy sexual behavior. We used the methodology of Situational Strategic Planning and narrative bibliographical review, made in the Virtual Health Library, in the SciELO database, using the keywords: adolescent health, health education, family health strategy. Then it was proposed a plan of action that is to carry out activities of continuing education to train professionals for the development of actions to adolescent health; propose partnerships with community schools; institute and conduct health education groups for adolescents public about sexuality, STDs, family planning and adolescent pregnancy. It is concluded that health education is the main tool to promote healthy sexual behavior in adolescents, for it is fundamental awareness among professionals of the FHS of that target audience care needs and enable them to develop health education through active methods of teaching and learning.