Educação em saúde sobre sexualidade:relato de experiência no contexto escolar

Abstract

Objective: To present sexual education workshops in the school context. In addition to characterizing the sample regarding the search for information about sexuality, the positioning about the workshops and their relations with the gender variable. Methodology: Descriptive study, of the experience report type, which evaluated the effect of an intervention in the school context through a cross-sectional analysis. Workshops were held on sexuality and the application of a questionnaire to measure their effect on elementary school adolescents. Results: It was observed that the workshop on teenage pregnancy was considered the workshop of greatest interest to young people, and anatomy of the female and male reproductive systems was the topic of least interest to them. It was found that most participants do not seek information about sexuality, and that when they search the internet is the most sought-after medium, friends and family are still the people with whom the participants most talk about the subject. It was found that there is an association between the variable gender and the interest in seeking information about sexuality, and it is possible to observe that the female gender shows greater interest. There was a significant percentage of positive reports regarding safety and confidence after discussions in the workshops. Conclusion: This research provides strong support regarding the importance of sex education in schools, since 81% of participants reported being more confident and confident about the topic after participating in the workshops.