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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
Abstract
CAMPERO, Lourdes; SUAREZ-LOPEZ, Leticia and CRUZ-JIMENEZ, Lizeth. Intervention for the comprehension of menstrual cycle, body function and pregnancy in adolescents from rural context. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2019, vol.61, n.5, pp.572-581. Epub Aug 07, 2020. ISSN 0036-3634. https://doi.org/10.21149/9988.
Objective:
To measure the impact of an intervention on adolescents’ knowledge of the phase of the menstrual cycle with more likelihood of pregnancy and identify its associated factors.
Materials and methods:
A quasi-experimental study in two rural communities. Difference-in-differences analyses was performed.
Results:
There was a 22.1% average reduction in wrong answers on the phase of the menstrual cycle with more likelihood of pregnancy in the intervention group versus the control group (p<0.001). We founded six factors associated with this knowledge: marry and have children, right to receive education and information on sexual and reproductive health; gender equity; use of the condom; condom self-efficacy; emergency and contraceptive pills.
Conclusion:
There is a prevailing need to improve -among sexuality topics- basic knowledge of reproductive biology, while at the same time insisting on the benefits of using birth control methods provided for practicing responsible sexuality.
Keywords : adolescent; sex education; menstrual cycle; health evaluation; rural community.