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Survey of 6000 students from private schools in 16 Brazilian states shows that young people are more worried about an unwanted pregnancy than STDs
AMANDA Polato ( TEXT ) , NATÁLIA Durães ( infographic )
8/10/2013 7:01 a.m. - 7:48 a.m. Updated 8/10/2013
They have lots of information and even so, prefer to ignore the condom . An unpublished research shows that teens protect themselves less frequently and are more worried about an unwanted pregnancy than STDs . Only 54 % of teens say they use condoms always , 16 % use most often , 15 % sometimes and 14 % do not use ever, according to the study This young Brazilian made by Educational Portal .
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6000 people were interviewed between 12 and 17 years of 16 Brazilian states . The survey, which is conducted every year with different themes , repeated the same questions asked in 2006 . That year, the total of young people said they always use condoms was higher - 61 % . Only 11 % said that they never use .
The drop in prevention has also been identified in national and international studies . " Today we discuss the demobilization of young people in relation to protection against HIV . This has happened probably because this generation has not lived the most critical phases of the epidemic and believe that there is treatment. There is less fear, " says psychiatrist Jairo Bouer , study coordinator and also a columnist for TIME . He says that in conversations with teenagers , realize that the biggest concern is with the pregnancy . And this has been accentuated in recent years . 45 % of respondents make use of other contraceptive methods , compared to 38 % recorded for eight years .
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Among the girls who have had sex , 44 % thought they could be pregnant , and of these , 32 % had used the morning after pill . " Who ever was afraid of getting pregnant or had adequate information or know how to prevent and did something wrong, like dispensing condoms and use the pill inconsistently ," says the psychiatrist . He says there are risks in frequent use of the morning-after pill : it is not as efficient as the conventional method, side effects such as nausea , and deregulate the cycle . "Usually the girls do not consult a gynecologist before taking this pill . It is a common attitude among adolescents: it is easier to try and resolve quickly remedy a situation than is programmable to prevent . "
Relationship and happiness
Over 30% of respondents said they were more than ten people and , at the time responded to the survey ( between April and August ) , 16 % were dating .
Most girls had sex with steady partners and boys with casual partners .
While 63 % of boys said they were satisfied with their bodies , only 40 % of the girls told the same . In 2006 , the rates were respectively 62% and 44 % . Even younger women suffer from social pressure for women to have the perfect body , says psychiatrist . And they are at a delicate moment , body transformation .
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Alcohol, cigarettes and drugs
The survey also asked about consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs . Almost a third of respondents felt sick by excessive consumption and 62 % have drunk at least once in life. Among those younger than 14 years , this ratio is higher than 50 % , and reaches 84 % among those aged 17 + . Eight years ago , 75 % of youth had drunk at least once . The difference between the two studies may be explained by the presence of younger boys and girls in the 2013 edition , says Andrea Maia , center manager collaborative projects of the Division of Educational Technology Positive , one reason for the survey This young Brazilian . Those between 12 and 14 years are almost 50 % of the sample interviewed .
Following the national trend , the number of adolescents who experienced cigarette fell between the two cohorts . In 2006 , 26.5 % had ever smoked . This year, the figure was 16 % . " In Brazil , in all age groups , there is a reduction in the number of people who have contact with cigarettes ," says Jairo Bouer .
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Moreover, the use of marijuana draws attention . Although the proportion of those who have tried the drug has remained the same, at 10%, Since 2006 there was an increase in the number of those who smoke every day , from 14 % to 18 % . And the first contact has occurred earlier - 22 % smoked at 12 and 13 years . Bouer says that a phenomenon of popularization of drug that has been found among university students is now affecting younger age groups .
Source : Time
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