UNPLANNED PREGNANCY IN QUILOMBOLA COMMUNITIES: PERCEPTION OF ADOLESCENTS

EMBARAZO NO PLANIFICADO EN COMUNIDADES QUILOMBOLA: PERCEPCIÓN DE ADOLESCENTES

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to understand the perception of adolescents living in Quilombola community regarding unplanned pregnancy and its repercussions on community life.

Methodology:

descriptive, qualitative research using the creative and sensitive method through the dynamics of creativity and sensitivity: Shortening Distances and Body Knowledge. Participants were adolescents living in a Quilombola community in the rural area of the municipality of São Mateus, Espírito Santo (Brazil). The meetings took place at weekends, on three Sundays in December 2018. The results were organized by the Iramuteq® software and the images and narratives were developed by the content analysis method.

Results:

nine adolescents, catholic, single, with a family income of less than one minimum wage, living in their own home and living on subsistence agriculture participated. They have access to the public health service, which they use when they get sick. The software demonstrated that the words "pregnant" and "work" are central to their narratives. The experiences of adolescents were expressed by the following categories: Repercussion of pregnancy for adolescents in the Quilombola community; Rights of pregnant women in the community; and Behavior of families and adolescents towards pregnancy.

Conclusion:

the understanding of unplanned pregnancy, taking into account racial ethnic aspects, makes it possible to develop health education strategies that respect the cultural and social aspects of this community, so that the actions can be successful, which is a great challenge for the professionals involved.

DESCRIPTORS:
Adolescent pregnancy; Pediatric nursing; Behavior and behavioral mechanisms; Group with ancestors from the African continent; Health policies