Acta Medica Medianae (Dec 2004)
LACK OF INFORMATION AND IRRESPONSIBILITY AS THE CRUCIAL RISK FACTORS OF EARLY SEXUALITY IN THE ADOLESCENT PERIOD
Abstract
The periods of puberty and adolescence are the complex periods of transition from childhood to maturity during which the young are supposed to understand and control their interest in the opposite sex, gain their independence, get used to the problems that adults have, create their own opinion concerning anything that happens around them and in the world and make their own moral principles.The aim of this research is to clarify the problems of adolescent sexuality. The study includes 2000 secondary school students from Kragujevac (500 male and 1500 female students).The study has shown that young people get most information about sex not at school or from their parents but from magazines, mutual communication, and television.The majority of young people do not even think about the possible consequences of sexual intercourse and are quite irresponsible.They do not take into consideration pregnancy nor any other complications. They have no sufficent knowledge about contraceptive methods and do not apply them.Some prevention can be applied among the young by help of the family, school, and surrounding.
