WHY THEY DO NOT USE?: A STUDY ABOUT THE ACCESSION OF ADOLESCENTS NOT CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescence as a transitional stage of human development, which occurs between 10:19..Objective: Understanding what drives teenagers to unplanned pregnancy. Methods: This is an exploratory qualitative research type field research with thirteen pregnant adolescents in a Clinica Family, semi-structured interview was used for data collection and was subjected to content analysis. Results: The adolescents have superficial knowledge about the use of contraceptive methods, using little or no method, report side effects, partner objection in condom use and trivializing the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) . Conclusion: It can be seen that the teens know of the existence of methods, but ignore to use them, and the possibility of becoming pregnant or contracting a disease.