%0 Journal Article
%T Adolescence and sexuality in the everyday lives of the nursing team of the basic health care service Adolesc¨ºncia e sexualidade no cotidiano da equipe de enfermagem do servi o de aten  o b¨¢sica de sa¨²de
%A Tatiana Yoriko Tomita
%A Rosangela Aparecida Pimenta Ferrari
%J Semina : Ci¨ºncias Biol¨®gicas e da Sa¨²de
%D 2007
%I Universidade Estadual de Londrina
%X This is a descriptive-quantitative survey to identify the perception of the nursing team of the Basic Health Care Service about questions concerning sexuality and adolescence. Fifty-five professionals took part in this research: (52%) nurses and (43,9%) nursing assistants. The female sex was predominant, 84%. Most of them (54%) claims to be Catholic. Masturbation practice is a natural way to know the body for 84% of the team. Homosexuality is a choice as any other one for 56% of the Catholic people, whereas 42% of the evangelicals consider it as a psychological disorder. It is mentioned that sexual initiation should happen between the ages of 20 to 24 years old (61%) and it should be with someone they feel really attracted to. It is considered that those who should talk about sexuality with adolescents are the parents and the health and education professionals (96%). As for the approach to adolescents at work, 63% consider themselves prepared even though 37% consider it difficult to answer questions about the theme for not being a part of their everyday lives. The professionals of this study demonstrate responsibility as for the educational and preventive process, but they all agree that there still exist some taboos and prejudice which may interfere in the process of health education, concerning non-planned pregnancy prevention and risks of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and AIDS. Trata-se de uma investiga  o descritiva quantitativa para identificar a percep  o da equipe de enfermagem, do Servi o de Aten  o B¨¢sica de Sa¨²de, a respeito das quest es referentes ¨¤ sexualidade e a adolesc¨ºncia. Participaram da pesquisa 57 profissionais, (52%) enfermeiros e (43,9%) auxiliares de enfermagem. O sexo feminino foi predominante, 84%. A maioria (54%) refere ser da religi o cat¨®lica. A pr¨¢tica da masturba  o ¨¦ uma forma natural de conhecer o corpo para 84% da equipe. A homossexualidade ¨¦ uma escolha como outra qualquer para 56% dos cat¨®licos, enquanto que, 42% dos evang¨¦licos consideram-na um dist¨²rbio psicol¨®gico. Referem que a inicia  o sexual deve acontecer entre 20 e 24 anos de idade (61%) e ser com algu¨¦m que se sinta grande atra  o. Quem deve conversar sobre sexualidade com os adolescentes s o os pais e os profissionais da educa  o e da sa¨²de (96%). Quanto ¨¤ abordagem dos adolescentes no servi o, 63% se sentem preparados mesmo que 37% consideram ser dif¨ªcil responder as quest es sobre a tem¨¢tica por n o fazer parte do dia-a-dia. Os profissionais deste estudo demonstram responsabilidade quanto ao processo educativo e preventivo, mas ainda alguns tabus e
%K Adolesc¨ºncia
%K Sexualidade
%K Enfermagem
%K Aten  o B¨¢sica de Sa¨²de.
%U http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/3489