The perception of community health workers about reproductive life planning with adolescents

Abstract

Objective: to know the community health workers’ perception of reproductive life planning carried out with adolescents. Method: a qualitative study with ten agents from a Family Health Basic Unit. The Focal Group was used for data collection. Content Analysis was used. Results: the agents believed in the importance of reproductive life planning with adolescents, considering the little intra-family dialogue and the difficulty in approaching the subject during home visits. They recognized the need to approach reproductive planning in a broader way, meeting self-knowledge, respecting others, and preventing violence. Conclusion: the agents’ perception can be favored or impaired by a close relationship with health professionals. The theme should be discussed with adolescents, as many have no communication with their parents, representing a taboo in many homes, either for cultural reasons or because they believe it is an incentive to sexual practice.

Keywords

• atenção primária à saúde
• agentes comunitários de saúde
• adolescentes