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Experiencias de madres y padres adolescentes sobre educación sexual en colegios ecuatorianos

Translated title of the contribution: Experiences of adolescent mothers and fathers on sex education in Ecuadorian schools
  • Universidad de Cuenca

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Abstract

Sexual education in the educational system is a right of adolescents. In Latin America, despite the progress in the implementation of sexual education to prevent adolescent pregnancy, deficiencies are also evident. With the aim of exploring the sexual education experiences of adolescent fathers and mothers in schools, a qualitative study was developed in Cuenca. 19 semi-structured interviews were carried out (10 mothers; 9 adolescent fathers), and a thematic analysis of the information was used. It was found that, despite the established guidelines, sexual education is scarce and biased; Its implementation is unsystematic, with a bio-medical and moralistic approach and; it does not consider sexual development needs of adolescents. This reveals worrying gaps in the educational system that may contribute to the development of life skills.

Translated title of the contributionExperiences of adolescent mothers and fathers on sex education in Ecuadorian schools
Original languageSpanish
JournalRevista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Ninez y Juventud
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality

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