Abstract:

Abstract Results of a qualitative study carried out during 2012, in communities with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, in the state of Barinas in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela are presented. Its purpose was to diagnose the conditions of the immediate social context and individual incidents in decision-making regarding reproduction in adolescence. In-depth, individual and group interviews were applied to a group of adolescent mothers, pregnant women and mothers from the neighborhood.1 Little use of the available primary health care services was identified in relation to cultural, political-ideological and organizational conditions. of the health system that limit the educational and preventive actions of sexual behavior, particularly of pregnancy in adolescence. Sexuality education occurs in a non-incidental way; According to the interviewees, erroneous beliefs persist in schools that restrict the possibilities of pregnant adolescents to continue their studies. Menarche and the onset of sexual intercourse occur early. The latter take place with men from 5 to 15 years older than them. The most frequent ages of the first pregnancy are between 10 and 16 years. In general, they do not use protection methods in sexual practices. When they do, it's irregularly and incorrectly. They recognize conditions associated with teenage pregnancy that increase their risk of experiencing this event. In general, it was verified that the restricted access and use of basic services, the reproduction of erroneous beliefs about sexuality, reproduction and parenthood, based on patriarchal conceptions, foster gender inequities, which have repercussions on adolescent pregnancies and their vulnerabilities.

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