SALUD SEXUAL Y REPRODUCTIVA DE JÓVENES RESIDENTES EN UN DISTRITO DE LIMA

Daniel Aspilcueta; Angela Sebastiani; Yuli Calderón; Luis Alzamora De los Godos

doi:10.31403/rpgo.v52i342

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENTS IN A DISTRICT OF LIMA

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Daniel Aspilcueta Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsable (Inppares), Lima, Perú
Angela Sebastiani Instituto Peruano de Paternidad Responsable (Inppares), Lima, Perú
Yuli Calderón Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Lima, Perú
Luis Alzamora De los Godos Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Lima, Perú

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https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v52i342

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine Comas district youngsters both sexual and reproductive health conditions. DESIGN: Descriptive, exploratory and transversal study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 2002, 92 Comas district 15 to 24 year-old youngsters were interviewed by a semi-structured questionnaire. RESULTS: Half of the youngsters having sexual relations used some type of contraception, having received information mainly from their teachers and the family; 75% of the youngsters did not attend a health establishment, but 11% had a Papanicolaou smear and 9% attended a general medicine service. CONCLUSION: The sexual and reproductive health conditions of the youngsters studied were acceptable.

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2015-05-01

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Aspilcueta, D., Sebastiani, A., Calderón, Y., & Alzamora De los Godos, L. (2015). SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENTS IN A DISTRICT OF LIMA. The Peruvian Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 52(2), 124–128. https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v52i342

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Vol. 52 No. 2 (2006)

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