HEALTH EDUCATION: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEXUALITY AND SPORT

Introduction: The project proposes to carry out health education through the integration of students of medical school and high school students from state schools in Bragança Paulista, using sport as a tool and approach analogy to better approach to sexuality. Objective: To contribute to improving access to health information and training to teens regarding sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases. Methods: This was a descriptive exploratory field study with a quantitative approach. Data collection will take place through questionnaires about sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases, to be applied before and after the approach to the subject. Results: The study covered 113 teenagers, with 29.2% of these have already had sexual intercourse, respectively 54.54% male and 45.45% female. At first when asked about the risks of not using condoms, 38.15% of female responses take into account the risk of pregnancy, 34.2% the risk of contracting STDs and 27.6% the risk of transmitting STDs. As for males, 36.79% of respondents contemplated the risk of pregnancy, 33.01% the risk of contracting STDs and 29.24% the risk of transmitting STDs. Conclusions: The issue arouses interest in young people, and despite having the knowledge and importance as condom use, they do not use it in all sexual relations. The work exposed the real questions and needs of information of adolescents, providing a concrete learning about sexuality.