This article presents a descriptive research, of an explorative type, with a qualitative approach aiming at recognizing how culture influences the teenagers' behavior and, how it contributes to their vulnerability. This study discusses the view of teenager women, who are taking part in a teaching and extension project developed in junior high schools from the North Sanitary Region of the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State. To do so, a semi-structured interview with questions that featured the purpose of the investigation was used as instrument for obtaining the required information. The results indicated the importance of structuring educative processes with teenagers aiming at constructing abilities for life that would allow them to withstand the pressure in adopting risk behaviors that may affect their health and development.
Women's health; Adolescent; Culture