‘It wasn’t since I lacked knowledge… it just transpired and that´s that’. Toward an understanding of the encounters of adolescent fathers and moms in Cuenca (Ecuador) and their implications for sex education and learning: Sex Training: Vol , No

Summary

Teenage pregnancy is a phenomenon that triggers concern owing to its outcomes. In this context, intercourse education and learning has been considered as a superior usually means of prevention. On the other hand, while teenage being pregnant prevails, intercourse schooling perspectives from the voices of teenage fathers and mothers continue to be below-explored. This qualitative review aimed at exploring sexual intercourse instruction demands from the views of teenage fathers and mothers at Cuenca, Ecuador. Semi-structured interviews had been executed with 19 youthful people today aged 16 to 19 years, ten of whom ended up mothers. Subsequent thematic evaluation, a few themes have been discovered: (1) being pregnant does not always happen by accident (2) inconsistencies exist in the use of contraceptive methods (3) current sorts of sexual intercourse education and learning disregard the requirements of adolescents. Results are talked about in gentle of research addressing teenage being pregnant, focusing on adolescents as well as their developmental qualities. The analyze identifies limitations in sexual intercourse education when it comes to meeting the genuine wants of adolescent mothers and fathers.